Gaogouli
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Definitions
- 1 Synonym of Goguryeo: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
"The present-day city of Ji’an at the southern tip of Jilin province was the second capital (3-427 CE) of the Gaogouli kingdom during its middle period. During the twentieth century, Chinese archaeologists mapped out more than 12,000 Gaogouli tombs at 32 localities in the Ji’an region; over 90 percent of them are located in the area surrounding Ji’an city and distributed in six cemetery zones. Hundreds of Gaogouli royal and aristocratic tombs (particularly those with painted murals) found at the site have advanced the study of the society, and culture.[…]The tomb occupant has been suggested as King Changshou (Jangsu), the twentieth-generation king of Gaogouli during the fifth century CE."
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More examples"The present-day city of Ji’an at the southern tip of Jilin province was the second capital (3-427 CE) of the Gaogouli kingdom during its middle period. During the twentieth century, Chinese archaeologists mapped out more than 12,000 Gaogouli tombs at 32 localities in the Ji’an region; over 90 percent of them are located in the area surrounding Ji’an city and distributed in six cemetery zones. Hundreds of Gaogouli royal and aristocratic tombs (particularly those with painted murals) found at the site have advanced the study of the society, and culture.[…]The tomb occupant has been suggested as King Changshou (Jangsu), the twentieth-generation king of Gaogouli during the fifth century CE."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 高句麗 /高句丽 (Gāogōulí).
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