Wandu Mountain City
Chinese name
Chinese:	丸都山城
Korean name
Hangul:	환도산성
Hanja:	丸都山城

Wandu Mountain City (Chinese: 丸都山城) (Korean transliteration Hwando Mountain Fortress), along with Gungnae-seong(Guonei), served as the second capital of Goguryeo (Hanzhi: 高句麗, Pinyin: Gaogouli, Hangul: 고구려). Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated Gungnae-seong was the second capital city of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo. Goguryeo or Koguryo was an ancient Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, southern Manchuria, and Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The remains of this city are a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in 2. 5 kilometers to the west of Ji'an, Jilin, China. Ji'an ( is a County-level city in Jilin province People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

History

• "On October of the 22nd year (of Yuri of Goguryeo), the Yuri King moved the capital to Gungnae-seong, and built the Weina Rock fortress ". King Yuri (? - 18 CE r 19 BCE - 18 CE was the second ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Gungnae-seong was the second capital city of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo. ^[1]. Since the 1st year of Yuri of Goguryeo is 19 BC, the 22nd year is 3 AD. King Yuri (? - 18 CE r 19 BCE - 18 CE was the second ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Year 19 BC was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 3 ( III) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Gungnae-seong was a fortress on Yalu River's plain, while Weina Rock fortress(尉那巖城) was a fortified city in the mountain which was later renamed to Hwando,(丸都) by Sansang of Goguryeo. Gungnae-seong was the second capital city of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo. The Yalu River ( Chinese) or the Amnok River ( Korean) is a River on the border between China and North Korea. In Geography, a plain is an area of land with relatively low relief — meaning that it is flat In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak King Sansang of Goguryeo (? - 227 r 197 - 227 was the 10th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
• "On February of the 2nd year (of Sansang of Goguryeo), Hwando City was built". King Sansang of Goguryeo (? - 227 r 197 - 227 was the 10th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. "On October (of the 13th year of Sansang of Goguryeo), the Sansang King moved the capital to Hwando". ^[2]). Since the 1st year of Sansang of Goguryeo is 197 AD, the 2nd year is 198 AD and the 13th year is 209 AD. Events By Place Roman Empire 19 February — Battle of Lugdunum: Roman usurper Albinus is defeated by the Events By Place Roman Empire Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimus Severus, receives the title of Caesar. For the area code see Area code 209. Events By Place Roman Empire Publius Septimius Geta receives

See also

• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
• Gungnae seong

References

1. ^ Volume 13(page 18) of Samguk Sagi
2. ^ Volume 16(pages 21 and 23) of Samguk Sagi

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