Yeongyang of Goguryeo

Yeongyang
영양
Taewang
Possible Tomb of King Yeongyang
King of Goguryeo
ReignOctober 590 – September 618 A.D.
CoronationOctober 590 A.D.
PredecessorPyeongwon
SuccessorYeongnyu
Crown Prince of Goguryeo
ReignJanuary 565 – October 590 A.D.
CoronationJanuary 565 A.D.
PredecessorYangseong
SuccessorHwangwon
BornGo Daewon/Won
Pyongyang Seong
DiedSeptember 618 A.D.
Pyongyang Seong
Burial
Gangsu Great Tomb
Regnal name
Taeheung Taewang
Gunghyeong Taewang
Posthumous name
Yeongyang Taewang
Pyeongyang Taewang
HouseGo
DynastyGoguryeo
FatherPyeongwon
ReligionBuddhism
OccupationKing
Yeongyang of Goguryeo
Hangul
원; 대원
Hanja
元; 大元
RRWon; Daewon
MRWŏn; Taewŏn
Monarch name
Hangul
영양왕; 평양왕
Hanja
嬰陽王; 平陽王
RRYeongyangwang; Pyeongyangwang
MRYŏngyangwang; P'yŏngyangwang

Yeongyang (died 618) (r. 590–618) was the 26th monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of Pyeongwon of Goguryeo (r. 559–590). During his reign, Goguryeo defeated multiple invasions by the Sui dynasty.