Territorial change of Goguryeo

“Goguryeo” — appears in this map’s data from 36 BC to AD 681. Its territory was largest in AD 480 – 489, at ≈ 409 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
36 BC – AD 22≈ 94 thousand km²
AD 23 – 42≈ 157 thousand km²
AD 43 – 59≈ 94 thousand km²
AD 60 – 153≈ 95 thousand km²
AD 154 – 237≈ 127 thousand km²
AD 238 – 305≈ 126 thousand km²
AD 306 – 312≈ 134 thousand km²
AD 313 – 382≈ 185 thousand km²
AD 383 – 386≈ 185 thousand km²
AD 387 – 391≈ 185 thousand km²
AD 392 – 394≈ 216 thousand km²
AD 395 – 401≈ 221 thousand km²
AD 402 – 406≈ 221 thousand km²
AD 407 – 409≈ 276 thousand km²
AD 410 – 425≈ 382 thousand km²
AD 426 – 475≈ 382 thousand km²
AD 476 – 479≈ 391 thousand km²
AD 480 – 489≈ 409 thousand km²
AD 490 – 522≈ 409 thousand km²
AD 523 – 554≈ 409 thousand km²
AD 555 – 611≈ 361 thousand km²
AD 612 – 616≈ 308 thousand km²
AD 617 – 632≈ 361 thousand km²
AD 633 – 633≈ 234 thousand km²
AD 634 – 673≈ 361 thousand km²
AD 674 – 681≈ 148 km²
36 BCAD 681

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 480 – 489 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
36 BC≈ 94 thousand km²18 of 49
31 BC≈ 94 thousand km²18 of 49
30 BC≈ 94 thousand km²18 of 49
27 BC≈ 94 thousand km²15 of 47
25 BC≈ 94 thousand km²14 of 44
19 BC≈ 94 thousand km²15 of 44
14 BC≈ 94 thousand km²15 of 44
AD 1≈ 94 thousand km²16 of 45
AD 6≈ 94 thousand km²16 of 45
AD 9≈ 94 thousand km²16 of 45
AD 14≈ 94 thousand km²16 of 43
AD 23≈ 157 thousand km²15 of 41
AD 30≈ 157 thousand km²15 of 42
AD 43≈ 94 thousand km²18 of 44
AD 51≈ 94 thousand km²19 of 43
AD 60≈ 95 thousand km²19 of 43
AD 68≈ 95 thousand km²20 of 42
AD 78≈ 95 thousand km²20 of 42
AD 84≈ 95 thousand km²21 of 42
AD 91≈ 95 thousand km²19 of 41
AD 106≈ 95 thousand km²18 of 40
AD 114≈ 95 thousand km²17 of 36
AD 117≈ 95 thousand km²18 of 36
AD 127≈ 95 thousand km²18 of 39
AD 154≈ 127 thousand km²13 of 41
AD 161≈ 127 thousand km²12 of 40
AD 165≈ 127 thousand km²13 of 42
AD 184≈ 127 thousand km²13 of 41
AD 197≈ 127 thousand km²14 of 42
AD 207≈ 127 thousand km²16 of 44
AD 215≈ 127 thousand km²16 of 44
AD 224≈ 127 thousand km²16 of 43
AD 238≈ 126 thousand km²15 of 42
AD 247≈ 126 thousand km²15 of 42
AD 260≈ 126 thousand km²15 of 38
AD 261≈ 126 thousand km²17 of 40
AD 263≈ 126 thousand km²16 of 40
AD 265≈ 126 thousand km²16 of 40
AD 270≈ 126 thousand km²16 of 40
AD 283≈ 126 thousand km²15 of 38
AD 287≈ 126 thousand km²17 of 43
AD 299≈ 126 thousand km²17 of 43
AD 306≈ 134 thousand km²21 of 43
AD 308≈ 134 thousand km²21 of 43
AD 311≈ 134 thousand km²21 of 43
AD 313≈ 185 thousand km²21 of 43
AD 324≈ 185 thousand km²22 of 45
AD 337≈ 185 thousand km²23 of 47
AD 338≈ 185 thousand km²23 of 47
AD 347≈ 185 thousand km²21 of 46
AD 353≈ 185 thousand km²21 of 49
AD 358≈ 185 thousand km²21 of 50
AD 367≈ 185 thousand km²21 of 51
AD 371≈ 185 thousand km²20 of 48
AD 373≈ 185 thousand km²20 of 47
AD 378≈ 185 thousand km²18 of 45
AD 383≈ 185 thousand km²17 of 44
AD 387≈ 185 thousand km²21 of 53
AD 390≈ 185 thousand km²21 of 53
AD 392≈ 216 thousand km²19 of 52
AD 394≈ 216 thousand km²20 of 50
AD 395≈ 221 thousand km²21 of 51
AD 396≈ 221 thousand km²21 of 51
AD 397≈ 221 thousand km²20 of 53
AD 402≈ 221 thousand km²18 of 54
AD 407≈ 276 thousand km²16 of 55
AD 410≈ 382 thousand km²13 of 54
AD 414≈ 382 thousand km²11 of 56
AD 417≈ 382 thousand km²11 of 55
AD 426≈ 382 thousand km²11 of 55
AD 439≈ 382 thousand km²12 of 50
AD 441≈ 382 thousand km²12 of 50
AD 443≈ 382 thousand km²12 of 51
AD 451≈ 382 thousand km²12 of 50
AD 452≈ 382 thousand km²12 of 50
AD 455≈ 382 thousand km²12 of 52
AD 458≈ 382 thousand km²13 of 52
AD 459≈ 382 thousand km²12 of 52
AD 462≈ 382 thousand km²12 of 54
AD 469≈ 382 thousand km²13 of 55
AD 476≈ 391 thousand km²12 of 57
AD 480≈ 409 thousand km²12 of 57
AD 490≈ 409 thousand km²13 of 55
AD 500≈ 409 thousand km²13 of 54
AD 510≈ 409 thousand km²14 of 53
AD 523≈ 409 thousand km²14 of 54
AD 534≈ 409 thousand km²15 of 56
AD 536≈ 409 thousand km²15 of 56
AD 540≈ 409 thousand km²14 of 64
AD 546≈ 409 thousand km²14 of 64
AD 555≈ 361 thousand km²17 of 67
AD 561≈ 361 thousand km²17 of 68
AD 567≈ 361 thousand km²17 of 68
AD 569≈ 361 thousand km²17 of 68
AD 577≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 70
AD 587≈ 361 thousand km²17 of 67
AD 592≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 70
AD 602≈ 361 thousand km²13 of 69
AD 612≈ 308 thousand km²14 of 68
AD 617≈ 361 thousand km²14 of 65
AD 623≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 69
AD 626≈ 361 thousand km²15 of 67
AD 627≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 67
AD 628≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 65
AD 629≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 68
AD 630≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 68
AD 633≈ 234 thousand km²21 of 69
AD 634≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 66
AD 638≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 71
AD 641≈ 361 thousand km²16 of 71
AD 644≈ 361 thousand km²15 of 74
AD 647≈ 361 thousand km²15 of 70
AD 656≈ 361 thousand km²15 of 69
AD 661≈ 361 thousand km²14 of 68
AD 666≈ 361 thousand km²14 of 67
AD 674≈ 148 km²69 of 69

Its highest rank was in AD 426: number 55 of 11.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 10 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 674lostTang dynasty≈ 223 thousand km²
AD 23gainedXin dynasty≈ 63 thousand km²
AD 43lostHan dynasty≈ 62 thousand km²
AD 407gainedLater Yan≈ 55 thousand km²
AD 612lostSui dynasty≈ 53 thousand km²
AD 617gainedSui dynasty≈ 53 thousand km²
AD 313gainedJin dynasty (266–420)≈ 51 thousand km²
AD 555lostSilla≈ 49 thousand km²
AD 154gainedOkjeo≈ 32 thousand km²
AD 392gainedDongye≈ 29 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Buyeo

Succeeded by: Unified Silla · Tang dynasty

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (Korean: 고구려; Hanja: 高句麗; RR: Goguryeo; lit. 'high castle'; Korean pronunciation: [ko̞.ɡu.ɾjʌ̹]; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (Korean: 고려; Hanja: 高麗; RR: Goryeo; lit.

Wikipedia (English) “Goguryeo”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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