King Gwanggaeto

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  • Reign: 391-412
  • Other Names: 好太王 (Hotaewang)
  • Korean: 広開土王 (Gwanggaeto-wang)

King Gwanggaeto (lit. "king who broadly opened the territory") was the 19th ruler of the ancient Korean kingdom of Koguryo. He is known for leading the kingdom into a great revival and expanding its territory after a period of defeats against outside attackers.

A stele associated with him was discovered in the city of Jí'ān in China's Jilin province near the China-Korea border in 1880.