Okjeo
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| Korean alphabet : | 옥저 |
| Hanja : | 沃 沮 |
| Revised Romanization : | Okjeo |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Okchŏ |
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| Prehistoric Korea |
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| Antiquity |
| Proto-three realms |
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| Time of the Three Kingdoms |
| Northern and Southern states |
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| Later three realms |
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| States of imperial unity |
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| Colonial times |
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| Division of Korea |
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Okjeo was a small Korean tribal association that was probably founded in the 2nd century BC. Was founded in the course of the fall of Go-Joseon . Because of its location between more powerful neighbors, a strong central government was likely never to emerge. It was finally captured by Goguryeo in the early 5th century AD .
Dong-Okjeo ( dt. East Okjeo) was probably located in the area of today's North Korean province Hamgyŏng . Buk-Okjeo (North Okjeo) - also called Chiguru ( 치 구루 , 置 溝 婁 ) (or Guru ( 구루 )) in some sources - was on the bank of the Tumen River . In the south, Okjeo bordered on Dongye .
history
Okjeo's powerful neighbors likely exerted a strong influence on the state from the start. Okjeo had to pay tribute to Go-Joseon until its dissolution, after which it was dominated by the Chinese colonies established on the territory of the former Go-Joseon .
In the 1st or 2nd century AD, King Taejo of Goguryeo reduced Okjeo to his vassal state, which had to deliver goods to Goguryeo. During the Chinese Wei Dynasty invasion in AD 244, Goguryeo's King Dongcheon briefly retreated to Buk-Okjeo. In 285 AD, the Buyeo royal court in Okjeo sought protection from attacks by nomadic tribes from the north.
In the early 5th century, King Gwanggaeto of Goguryeo conquered Okjeo.