Anwon of Goguryeo
| Anwon 안원 | |||||||||
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| Taewang | |||||||||
This petroglyph is from King Anwon's tomb | |||||||||
| King of Goguryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | May 531 – March 545 A.D. | ||||||||
| Coronation | May 531 A.D. | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Anjang | ||||||||
| Successor | Yangwon | ||||||||
| Born | Go Boyeon January 498 A.D. Pyongyang Castle | ||||||||
| Died | March 545 A.D. Pyongyang Castle | ||||||||
| Burial | Honamri Sasinchong | ||||||||
| Spouse | 3 spouses | ||||||||
| Issue | Pyeongsung | ||||||||
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| House | Go | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Goguryeo | ||||||||
| Father | Munjamyeong | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||
| Occupation | King | ||||||||
| Anwon of Goguryeo | |
| Hangul | 보연 |
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| Hanja | 寶延 |
| RR | Boyeon |
| MR | Poyŏn |
| Monarch name | |
| Hangul | 안원왕; (곡)향강상왕 |
| Hanja | 安原王; (鵠)香岡上王 |
| RR | Anwonwang; (Gok)Hyanggangsangwang |
| MR | Anwŏnwang; (Kok)Hyanggangsangwang |
| Monarchs of Korea |
| Goguryeo |
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Anwon (died 545) (r. 531–545) was the 23rd ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the younger brother of Anjang of Goguryeo, and is said to have been tall and wise. He was the last Korean monarch to be called Taewang in archaeological records, title of Goguryeo emperor.