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*''Dates: 37 BCE - [[668]] CE''
*''Korean'': 高句麗 ''(Goguryeo, Kokoryŏ)''
*''Korean'': 高句麗 ''(Goguryeo, Kokoryŏ)''
Koguryo, also known as Kokoryŏ, Goguryeo, and by a number of other spellings, was one of the [[Three Kingdoms (Korea)|Three Kingdoms]] of the Korean peninsula, lasting from roughly 37 BCE to [[668]] CE.
Koguryo, also known as Kokoryŏ, Goguryeo, and by a number of other spellings, was one of the [[Three Kingdoms (Korea)|Three Kingdoms]] of the Korean peninsula, lasting from roughly 37 BCE to [[668]] CE.
Established around 37 BCE, the kingdom conquered the [[Han Dynasty]] Chinese commandery of [[Lelang]] in [[313]]. [[Buddhism]] is believed to have been introduced into Goguryeo in [[372]].
Koguryo figures in both Korean and Japanese origin myths, with the ''[[fudoki|Chikuzen fudoki]]'' alleging that Hiboko, the tutelary deity of a prominent northern Kyushu family, first came to earth within the territory of Koguryo. Ancient Chinese sources suggest that Koguryo was first founded by a figure called in Korean either Chumong (朱蒙) or Tongmyŏng (東明), who hatched from an egg.
Koguryo figures in both Korean and Japanese origin myths, with the ''[[fudoki|Chikuzen fudoki]]'' alleging that Hiboko, the tutelary deity of a prominent northern Kyushu family, first came to earth within the territory of Koguryo. Ancient Chinese sources suggest that Koguryo was first founded by a figure called in Korean either Chumong (朱蒙) or Tongmyŏng (東明), who hatched from an egg.
