Pax Goguryeoana, and the controversies surrounding this once-magnificent kingdom in the history of ancient Korea.

1. Pax Goguryeoana
the dawn of Korean history
(and how historians are not as boring as
most people think they are, but rather Perez
Hiltons of ancient history)
presented by Xenia Maria B Solano, October 22, 2013

2. Pax Romana
• "Roman peace"
• long period of relative peace and
minimal expansion by military force
• "pax" = treaty or accord

3. And the bandwagon
followed...
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Pax Americana
Pax Britannica
Pax Europaea
Pax Hispanica
Pax Mongolia
Pax Ottomana
Pax Goguryeoana

5. Goguryeo
• an ancient Kingdom (37 BC - 668
AD)
• founded by Jumong
• defeated by a Silla-Tang alliance
in 668 AD
• shortened name "Goryeo" was
adopted by a later dynasty
• Goryeo = Korea

6. Goguryeo was
located in
present-day
northern and
central parts of
the Korean
Peninsula,
southern of
Northeast of
China, and
southern reaches
of Russia's
Primorsky Krai

7. The Golden Age
King Gwanggaeto (374-412)
• Korean Alexander the Great
• "King of Kings"
• vast territorial expansion
King Jangsu(394-491)
• son and successor to King Gwanggaeto
• largest territory among all Korean
countries

8. Gossip Girl, the
historian edition

9. The Blair and Serena of
Northeast Asian History
Northeast Project of the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences
The Sino-Korean imbroglio over the ancient Koguryo
(Goguryeo) Kingdom (37 BC-AD 668) dramatically
underscores the extent to which concerns with history
currently dominate events on the Korean Peninsula.
Beijing's attempt to usurp a key component of Korea's
history and claim that Koguryo was a "subordinate
state that fell under the jurisdiction of the Chinese
dynasties" inflamed both Koreas...
- Klingner, 2004

10. "MBC recently started up “Jumong,” a 60-part
drama on the founder of the Goguryeo
kingdom, while SBS will start a 100-part drama
on Goguryeo from July. KBS will begin airing a
100-part drama on the history of the Balhae
kingdom from September.
The Chinese reportedly suspect this to be a
government-backed response to Beijing’s
“Northeast Project,” which Koreans accuse of
being a Chinese attempt to appropriate
Goguryeo history."
- Koehler, 2006

11. Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda, What-if
What if Goguryeo had
not fallen in 668?

12. A Final Thinkpiece...
"Study the past if you
would define the
future."
- Confucius (551–479)

13. Thank you.
Solano, Xenia Maria Banks