Ja-oji Hwanung (자오지 환웅) (2707 BCE - 2598 BCE) was the fourteenth ruler of the ancient Korean Empire of Baedal. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Shinshi ( Hangeul: 신시 Hanja: 神市 or ' Baedal ( Hangul: 배달국 Hanja: 倍達國 in Hwandangogi' was a semi-legendary ancient Jaoji Hwanung is better known as Chi-Woo Cheonhwang (치우 천황). Chi-Woo is recognized today in Korea as one of the greatest rulers and heroes of Korean history. He was deified as a war god in some other parts of Asia.
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Background
Chi-Woo was a descendant of Baedal's first Hwanung, Keobalhan, who had founded the kingdom in the year 3897 BCE. Shinshi ( Hangeul: 신시 Hanja: 神市 or ' Baedal ( Hangul: 배달국 Hanja: 倍達國 in Hwandangogi' was a semi-legendary ancient Hwanung (환웅 桓雄 or Supreme Divine Regent is an important figure in the mythological origins of Korea. The Baedal kingdom consisted entirely of the Baedal people, who were later called Dongyi by those in the Huanghe river valley, also known as the North China Plains. Dongyi (東夷 was a collective term for people in Eastern China and in the east of China. The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho ( Hatan Gol Queen river) is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the
Reign
Chi-Woo succeeded Sawara Hwanung to the throne of Baedal during the year 2707 BCE. Upon rising to the throne, Chi-Woo was almost immediately faced with the threat of the growing influence of Yoomang, who was a descendant of the Yan Emperor, also known as Shennong. Shennong ( also known as the Yan Emperor (炎帝 or the Emperor of the Five Grains ( is a Legendary ruler of China and Culture hero Shennong ( also known as the Yan Emperor (炎帝 or the Emperor of the Five Grains ( is a Legendary ruler of China and Culture hero Yoomang was the 8th and final ruler of the kingdom of Shennong. Chi-Woo declared war on the kingdom of Shennong, and rose victorious at Kuhon. Yoomang fled to his close relative, Xuanyuan, also known as the Yellow Emperor. Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, is a Legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero who is considered in Chinese mythology to be the The Yellow Emperor led a tribe of his own, and merged his tribe with the Shennong tribe to form the Huaxia tribe. The Huaxia tribe declared war on Baedal, and a ten-year war began. Huaxia ( is a name often used to represent China or Chinese civilization Shinshi ( Hangeul: 신시 Hanja: 神市 or ' Baedal ( Hangul: 배달국 Hanja: 倍達國 in Hwandangogi' was a semi-legendary ancient Chi-Woo ordered for weapons to be created, and among these weapons was the first form of metal armor to be created in Asia at the time. Along with this armor was said to have been horned helmets as well. Chi-Woo's army consisted of 8 skilled generals, 81 adjunct generals, and an unknown but massive number of soldiers. Baedal and the Huaxia tribe battled each other bitterly in seventy battles. One of these battles was led by General Chiwoo-Bi, who was among Chi-Woo's younger brothers. Chiwoo-Bi was defeated at Takrok, and eventually killed at Hebei. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Chi-Woo Hwanung returned to Shinshi. Upon returning, he moved the capital from Shinshi to Chung-Gu, which was located in the Shandong region. ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. From there he ruled over Baedal and continued expanding, restoring all of Hwan-guk's territories at its height. The hypothetical state of Hwanguk (환국 桓國 is the first mythical state of Korea described in Hwandan Gogi.
Death and Aftermath
Chi-Woo Hwanung died during the year 2598 BCE, at the age of 151. He was succeeded by Chi-Aekteuk, who became the 15th Hwanung of Baedal. Chi-Woo Hwanung was deified as a war god in some parts of Asia at that time. For the Manhwa, see Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo ----------------------- Mythology Along with Yan Di and Huang Chi-Woo's later descendants, the ancestral Koreans, also deified him and kept his memory alive, a memory that is slowly being revealed once again. The Korean people are an East Asian Ethnic group. Most Koreans speak the Korean language.
Controversy
- Before his final showdown against the armies of Xiang Yu, Han Gaozu Liu Bang was said to have visited a shrine of Chi-Woo, who had been deified as a War God throughout East Asia for centuries. Xiang Yu ( 232 BC – 202 BC was a prominent general during the fall of the Qin Dynasty. Early life Liú Bāng was born into a lower class farming family in Pei (present Pei County in Jiangsu Province) After his victory and establishment of the Han Empire, Liu Bang was said to have built a Chi-Woo shrine within the capital of Chang'an. Chang'an ( is an ancient Capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history.
- It is also said that Chi-Woo was captured and executed at Hebei, but the person killed at Hebei was actually General Chiwoo-Bi, and not Chi-Woo Hwanung. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. General Chiwoo-Bi disobeyed orders and impatiently led an attack on Xuanyuan's army and was defeated.
- The Chinese also celebrate that Xuanyuan led the Huaxia tribes to defeat Chi-Woo numerous times. Huaxia ( is a name often used to represent China or Chinese civilization
See also
Sources
- Hwandan Gogi
- http://blog.daum.net/gin6291/7780587
| Preceded by Sawara Hwanung of Baedal |
Hwanungs of Baedal (Baedal) 2707 BCE –2598 BCE |
Succeeded by Chiaek-Teuk Hwanung of Baedal |
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