Region: Korean Peninsula · Coordinates: 37.972, 126.553 · 55 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 877 | Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) | Taejo of Goryeo was born in Songak district. |
| AD 897 | Samguk Yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) | Gung Ye moved the capital to Songak district. |
| AD 898 | Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) | Gung Ye took more than thirty fortresses in Paeseo-do and the Hanseong province and made Songak district his capital. |
| AD 918 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Hwan Seon-gil, general of the horse guard, is executed when his rebellion is discovered (court revolt right after the accession). |
| AD 919 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | Makes his capital south of Songak, raising Songak County to Gaeju and establishing markets, wards, five districts and six guards |
| AD 919 | Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) | Taejo moved the capital to Songak district. |
| AD 919 | Samguk Yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) | Taejo moved the capital to Songak district (in this year ten temples, including Beopwangsa and Jaunsa, were built). |
| AD 935 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | Silla king Kim Bu enters Gaegyeong with his officials; Wang Geon welcomes him outside the city, lodges him at Yuhwagung and marries him to his eldest daughter, Princess Nangnang |
| AD 935 | Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) | King Gyeongsun led the court officials out of the royal capital and submitted to Taejo; he was enfeoffed as Lord Jeongseung. |
| AD 942 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | The Khitan, having allied with Balhae and then betrayed and destroyed it, cut ties; thirty envoys are exiled to an island, and a camel tied beneath Manbu Bridge is left to starve. |
| AD 947 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | On receiving Choe Gwang-yun's letter that the Khitan intend to invade, the court levies 300,000 troops called the Gwanggun and sets up the Gwanggunsa office |
| AD 958 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | Gwangjong entrusts the examinations to Hallim scholar Ssanggi, selecting jinsa by poetry, rhapsody and policy essays, and posts the results at Wibongnu — the civil service examination is first established |
| AD 997 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | As King Seongjong's illness grows grave, he calls Song, Prince of Gaeryeong, personally grants a written oath to pass the throne, and moves to Naecheon Wangsa temple. |
| AD 1009 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Kang Jo deposes the king, makes him Duke Yangguk, and sends troops who kill seven people, including Kim Chiyang and his sons. |
| AD 1010 | History of Liao (Liaoshi) | Attack on Gaeseong: Wang Sun abandoned the city and fled; the Liao army burned Gaeseong and turned back after reaching Cheonggang. |
| AD 1011 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | The Khitan ruler enters Gaegyeong and burns the Taemyo, the palace and the houses of the people alike. |
| AD 1011 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Reinforces Songak Fortress and builds the imperial walled city of Seogyeong. |
| AD 1086 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | When Uicheon returns from Song and reaches the Yeseong River, the king and queen mother go to meet him; he presents 1,000 volumes of sutras and, at Heungwangsa, sets up the Gyojang Dogam, collecting and printing 4,000 books from Liao, Song and Japan |
| AD 1107 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | Before the Jurchen campaign, Yejong goes out to the south gate of Suncheongwan to review the troops, giving them silver, cloth, wine and food |
| AD 1109 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | 1109: Yejong gathers his ministers to debate returning the Nine Fortresses to the Jurchen; the argument is that, contrary to first reports, the roads are all open and the fortresses are far apart and hard to defend |
| AD 1117 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | 1117: Jin emperor Aguda sends Aji and four others as envoys, proposing peace and a brotherhood alliance in a letter "from the elder brother, Emperor of Jin, to the younger brother, King of Goryeo," with one horse; the ministers vehemently oppose peace |
| AD 1126 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Kim Chan and others, who plotted to remove Yi Ja-gyeom, fail; Yi Ja-gyeom and Cheok Jun-gyeong raise troops and invade the palace. |
| AD 1170 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Yi Go and others kill Im Jong-sik, Yi Bok-gi and Han Roe, and kill all the civil officials and eunuchs who accompanied the king (the military coup of 1170). |
| AD 1179 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | September 1179: General Gyeong Dae-seung conspires with Heo Seung and kills Jeong Jung-bu and his son-in-law Song Yu-in |
| AD 1196 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | April 1196: General Choe Chung-heon and his brother Chung-su kill Yi Ui-min, while the king is visiting Bojesa |
| AD 1211 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Eunuchs Wang Jun-myeong and others plot to kill Choe Chung-heon but fail. |
| AD 1231 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | Because Goryeo had killed envoys, Salitai was sent to take more than forty towns, and the Goryeo king sent his younger brother to beg submission. |
| AD 1232 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | At a council of officials of the fourth rank and above, all say to hold the walls; but only the ministers Jeong Mu and Tae Jip-seong propose moving the capital to escape the disorder. |
| AD 1252 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | Prince Yegu was ordered to campaign against Goryeo. |
| AD 1260 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | The king enters Gaegyeong with Sokri-dae, looks over the construction site, and stays in the northern suburbs of Seungcheon-bu. |
| AD 1269 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | The crown prince of Goryeo reported that officials arbitrarily deposed King Wang Jeon and enthroned his younger brother, the Duke of Angyeong, On. |
| AD 1269 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Im Yeon kills eunuchs such as Kim Gyeong, and exiles Jang Gye-ryeol and Gi-on to islands (just before King Wonjong is deposed). |
| AD 1303 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Hong Ja-beon and Won Chung-gap lead the three armies, surround the royal palace, seize Oh-gi, and send him under escort to the Yuan. |
| AD 1332 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Jo Jeok and others attack the royal palace at night, but the palace guards shoot and kill them, and the corpses are thrown beneath the Sun-gun Namgyo Bridge. |
| AD 1335 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Yuan envoy Gyo-hwa-ga-ryeo-sa-sa-ga comes and beheads the envoy Tap-sa-bul-hwa of the Eo-hyang-sa, displaying his head in the market. |
| AD 1339 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | 1339: the former king posts a notice that Jo Jeok and others, armed with bows and swords, gathered men to plot rebellion, and says officials who come over will be forgiven. Jo Jeok's faction blocks the palace gate with carts lined up outside |
| AD 1352 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Jo Il-sin gathers men, kills Gi-won, surrounds the Sieo Palace and kills several, including the Sukwi Pan-milbiksa Choi Deok-rim. |
| AD 1352 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | 1352: Jo Il-sin rises in revolt and gives orders inside and outside; the king consults Yi In-bok and has Kim Cheom-su seize and kill Il-sin at the Haengseong |
| AD 1356 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Taesa-do Gi Cheol, the Taegam Kwon Gyeom and Prince Gyeongyang No Chaek are executed for treason (the anti-Yuan reforms of King Gongmin). |
| AD 1361 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | 1361: after the Red Turbans break the Jeolryeong stockade and An U and others collapse, the king tries to flee south with the princess and queen mother, sending out the women, old and weak of Gaegyeong first |
| AD 1362 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | With several generals attacking from all sides, Yi Seong-gye leads two thousand of his own troops as vanguard, cuts down the enemy leaders Sa-yu and Guan Xiansheng and others and routs them (recovery of Gaegyeong). |
| AD 1362 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | 1362: 200,000 men under An U, Yi Bang-sil, Choe Yeong and others camp in front of Cheonsusa in the eastern suburbs under Jeong Se-un's urging. Taejo's 2,000 men crush the enemy in the vanguard, killing chiefs Sa-yu and Guan Xiansheng and beheading over 100,000; the Yuan emperor's seal is taken and the capital recovered |
| AD 1363 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Kim Yong sends some fifty men to invade the temporary palace, and they kill the eunuch An Do-chi and others and the Right Chief Minister Hong Eon-bak (Revolt of Heungwang Temple). |
| AD 1363 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | Intercalary third month 1363: Kim Su, Jo Ryeon and over 50 others raid the temporary palace at Heungwangsa, kill eunuchs, and the king hides in a secret room of the queen mother's quarters. The eunuch An Do-jeok lies down pretending to be the king and dies; Hong Eon-bak and others are killed |
| AD 1365 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | The Japanese enter Changneung and take the portrait of King Sejo, the father of King Taejo. |
| AD 1388 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | June 1388: Yi Seong-gye raises the yellow dragon banner, passes Seonjukgyo and climbs Namsan; An So, under Choe Yeong, had occupied it first but collapses at the sight of the flag. Choe Yeong flees to Hwawon and is pursued |
| AD 1389 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Woo and Chang are demoted to commoners, and Yi Rim and his sons are exiled to distant places. |
| AD 1389 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | 1389: King Gongyang goes to Hyosagwan and reports to Taejo that U and Chang have been executed |
| AD 1391 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Yi Seong-gye is made Commissioner-General of the Three Armies, Bae Geuk-ryeom Chief Commissioner of the Central Army, Jo Jun commander of the left army and Jeong Do-jeon commander of the right army. |
| AD 1391 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Commoners and monks of Gyeonggi, Gyojoo and Seohae-do are conscripted to build the inner wall of the capital, with Bae Geuk-ryeom supervising. |
| AD 1392 | History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals | Yi Seong-gye imprisoned King Yao of Goryeo and set himself up independently, and had the state renamed Joseon. |
| AD 1392 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Sijung Bae Geuk-ryeom and others petition the Queen Dowager that the present king is foolish and dim, has lost the royal authority, and must be deposed. |
| AD 1392 | Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) | Woo Seong-beom of Dan-yang and Gang Hoe-gye of Jinwon are beheaded outside the Hoebin Gate; when King Taejo hears of it, he is greatly enraged and tries to stop it but is too late. |
| AD 1392 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | 1392: while Yi Seong-gye is ill, Jeong Mong-ju has Jo Jun, Jeong Do-jeon, Nam Eun and others impeached; Yi Bang-won sends Jo Yeong-gyu and others to strike Mong-ju down on the road |
| AD 1392 | Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) | 1392: the officials present the national seal to the Queen Dowager Ahn and have her serve as regent (the final entry of the Jeolyo) |