Dongcheon of Goguryeo

Dongcheon
동천
Taewang
King of Goguryeo
ReignMay 227 – September 248 A.D.
PredecessorSansang
SuccessorJungcheon
Crown Prince of Goguryeo
ReignJanuary 213 – May 227 A.D.
CoronationJanuary 231 A.D.
PredecessorNammu
SuccessorYeonbul
BornGo Uwigeo/Wigung/Gyoche
September 209 A.D.
Gungnae Seong
DiedSeptember 248 A.D.
Gungnae Seong
Burial
Siwon
IssueYeonbul
Yemul
Sagu
Regnal name
Dongyang Taewang
Posthumous name
Dongcheon Taewang
HouseGo
DynastyGoguryeo
FatherGoguryeo
MotherLady Sohu
OccupationKing
Dongcheon of Goguryeo
Hangul
우위거; 위궁
Hanja
憂位居; 位宮
RRUwigeo; Wigung
MRUwigŏ; Wigung
Monarch name
Hangul
동천왕; 동양왕
Hanja
東川王; 東壤王
RRDongcheonwang; Dongyangwang
MRTongch'ŏnwang; Tongyangwang
Childhood name
Hangul
교체
Hanja
郊彘
RRGyoche
MRKyoch'e

King Dongcheon (209–248, r. 227–248) was the 11th monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.