Taejo of Goryeo, born Wang Geon, (877-943, r. 918*-943) was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century. Temple names (廟號 or less commonly 庙號 Pinyin: miào hào;), are commonly used when naming most Chinese, Vietnamese (such dynasties as Tran,Anterior Lê and Nguyen Dynasty) and most Korean rulers of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties. ... Hangul (한글) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Goryeo (also Koryo) kingdom ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392. ... For other places called Korea, see: Korea (disambiguation) Korea (한국/韓國) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the northwest and Russia to the north. ...

Taejo began his career in the turbulent Later Three Kingdoms period. He followed his father into service under Gung Ye, the leader of Taebong. When Gung Ye was assassinated in 918, the generals selected him to be the new king of this short-lived state. He went on to defeat Later Baekje and receive the surrender of the last king of Silla in 935. Thereupon he formally established the kingdom of Goryeo, which ruled almost the entire Korean peninsula. gung ho is derived from the sunny king of ancient Korea known as Gung Ye. ... Taebong was a state established by Gung Ye(궁예, 弓裔) on the Korean peninsula in 901, during the Later Three Kingdoms period. ... Events Taebong has been overthrown and Goryeo established in Korean peninsula. ... Hubaekje, or Later Baekje, was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... Events Vaclav (Saint Wenceslas), Duke of the Bohemians, murdered by his brother, Boleslav I, who succeeds him Gyeonhwon, the king of Hubaekje, is overthrown by his eldest son Singeom. ... The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. ...

Taejo sought to bring even his enemies into his ruling coalition. He gave titles and land to rulers and nobles from the various countries he had defeated: Later Baekje, Silla, and also Barhae which disintegrated around the same time. Thus he sought to secure stability and unity for his kingdom which had been lacking in the later years of Silla. Alternate meaning: Bohai Sea Bohai (Chinese) or Balhae (Korean) was a kingdom in northeast Asia from AD 698 to 926, occupying parts of Manchuria, northern Korea, and Russian Far East. ...

• Combining his rule of Taebong and Goryeo. He only established Goryeo in 936.

Taebong was a state established by Gung Ye(궁예, 弓裔) on the Korean peninsula in 901, during the Later Three Kingdoms period. ... The Goryeo (also Koryo) kingdom ruled Korea from the fall of Silla in 935 until the founding of Joseon in 1392. ... Events King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon) defeats Hubaekje. ...

See also

• Rulers of Korea
• History of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics
• Wang (family name)