Sindae

King Sindae of Goguryeo
Korean alphabet :	신 대왕
Hanja :	新 大王
Revised Romanization :	Sindae-wang
McCune-Reischauer :	Sindae-wang

Birth Name
Korean alphabet :	고백 고, 백구
Hanja :	高 伯 固, 伯 句
Revised Romanization :	Go Baekgo, Baekgu
McCune-Reischauer :	Ko Paekko, Paekku

Sindae (* 89 ; † 179 ) was the eighth ruler of the state of Goguryeo , the northern of the Three Kingdoms of Korea . He ruled from 165 until his death in 179.

Life

According to the Samguk Sagi , Sindae was a half-brother of the kings Taejo and Chadae . Other sources list him as the son of one of the two.

During Chadae's tyrannical rule (146-165) Sindae lived secluded in the mountains. After Myeongnim Dap-bu (67–179) murdered the king, Sindae, who was already 77 years old, was invited by the court to go to the capital and succeed him.

In order to keep the empire stable, Sindae included the followers of Chadae in the government. He filled the post of Supreme Minister ( guksang ) newly established by him with Myeongnim Dap-bu.

Sindae was able to repel an attack by the Chinese Han Empire under Emperor Ling in 169. To strengthen the resistance to the Chinese expansion to the north, he united the Xianbei tribes and warred the northeastern border of China in 172. He was soon forced to withdraw, but the Chinese counterattack was repulsed under the leadership of Myeongnim Dap-bu.

Sindae died in 179 at the age of 91. His son Nammu, crown prince since 176, succeeded him as Gogukcheon on the throne.

literature

• Kenneth HJ Gardiner: Legends of Koguryǒ (I): Samguk sagi, Annals of Koguryǒ. Korea Journal , 22 (1) (Jan 1982): 60-69
• the same: Legends of Koguryǒ (II). Korea Journal , 22 (2) (February 1982): 31-48

predecessor	Office	successor
Chadae	King of Goguryeo 165-179	Gogukcheon