Gaegyeong

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Gaegyeong was the principal royal and administrative capital of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo, located in what is now Kaesong, North Korea.

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Gaegyeong canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former city
historical capital city
alsoKnownAs Gaeseong NERFINISHED
Songdo NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty House of Wang NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Mongol invasions of Korea NERFINISHED
founding of Goryeo dynasty
capitalOf Goryeo NERFINISHED
country Goryeo NERFINISHED
foundedBy Taejo of Goryeo NERFINISHED
function cultural center of Goryeo
economic center of Goryeo
political center of Goryeo
geopoliticalStatus former capital now within North Korea
governedBy Goryeo monarchy NERFINISHED
heritageStatus site of Kaesong Historic Monuments and Sites NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Goryeo dynasty NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Goryeo territory
languageOfName Korean
locatedIn Kaesong NERFINISHED
Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED
North Korea NERFINISHED
modernName Kaesong NERFINISHED
notableFor Buddhist temples
city walls
palace complexes
partOf history of Korea
predecessor Sanggyeong NERFINISHED
region Hwanghae region NERFINISHED
religionDominant Buddhism NERFINISHED
religionPresent Confucianism NERFINISHED
role administrative capital of Goryeo
principal royal capital of Goryeo
scriptOfHistoricalName Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
servedAs seat of central government of Goryeo
strategicLocation between northern and southern regions of Korea
successor Hanseong NERFINISHED
Hanyang NERFINISHED
typeOfSettlement walled city
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong NERFINISHED
urbanStructure market districts
palace district
residential quarters
usedAsCapitalFrom 918
usedAsCapitalUntil 1392

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Goryeo capital Gaegyeong
Emperor Gongmin deathPlace Gaegyeong