According to the History of the Three Kingdoms, King Gwanggaeto was the 13th generation descendant of King Sijo’s memorial
Normally, royal history of Goguryeo
Son of Haemosu, the 1st King of Remembrance of Dongmyeongseong
the son of Jumong, the second king of Yuri
the son of King Yuri of the 3rd Great God
The son of King Yuri, the younger brother of King Daemusin, the fourth king of the people
The son of King Daemusin of the 5th Mobon king, the grandson of King Yuri
Son of King Yuri, son of King Go Jaesa, son of King Yuri, 6th King Taejo
the younger brother of King Taejo of the Seventh Generation
the younger brother of King Taejo of the 8th God
Son of the 9th King of the Heavenly Kingdom of Korea, King Shin
the younger brother of the teenage mountain king, King Guk of Heaven
the son of the 11th King of Dongcheon, King Sansang
the son of the 12th King Jungcheon of Dongcheon
the son of King Jungcheon of the 13th Seocheon king
the son of the 14th King Bongsang of Seocheon
the son of Godolgo, the younger brother of Bongsangwang, the 15th Micheon king
Son of Micheon, the 16th King of Gukwon
Son of King Gukwon of Sosurim, 17th king
the younger brother of King Sosurim, the 18th King of Korea
The son of King Yang, 19th King Gwanggaeto
known as
The foundation of the Goguryeo royal history we learn is the Three Kingdoms Period, and Gwanggaeto the Great wrote down as the 13th generation descendant of the memorial king
But North Korea doesn’t admit it
In North Korea, King Gwanggaeto claims to be the 17th generation, not the 13th generation of King Sijo’s memorial
the reason is that
It’s because there’s a phrase
By the 17th generation, King Gwanggaeto Gyeongpyeong-an-Hotae of Gukgang ascended the throne at the age of 18 and called Yeonho Daejeong
According to the tombstone of King Gwanggaeto, King Gwanggaeto was the 17th generation descendant of King Sijo’s memorial
In other words, there were several more kings between King Sijo and King Gwanggaeto
The royal history of Goguryeo in North Korea, based on the tombstone of King Gwanggaeto
It is said that King Gwanggaeto claims to be the 17th generation descendant of King Memorial, the founder of Goguryeo
Based on the History of the Three Kingdoms, Korea’s historical world
It is said that King Gwanggaeto still admits that he is the 13th generation descendant