Wiman of Gojoseon
Wi Man (in Korean) or Wei Man (in Chinese) was a Korean military general and monarch. He was originally a military leader of the Chinese Kingdom of Yan. When king Lu Wan of Yan was defeated by the Han in 195 BCE, Wi Man fled to Gojoseon in north-western Korea and later usurped power from its king in 194 BCE, establishing Wiman Joseon. Recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian and the Book of Han, Wiman was the first ruler in the history of Korea to have been recorded in documents from the same time period.
| Wi Man 衛滿 위만 | |
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| King of Wiman Joseon | |
| Reign | 194 BCE – Unknown |
| Successor | Unknown |
| House | Wi |
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| Traditional Chinese | 衛滿 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 卫满 | ||||||||
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| Hangul | 위만 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 衛滿 | ||||||||
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