Wangjian City - Wangjian City

Japanese: 王倹城 - おうけんじょう

...the name of an ancient Korean dynasty. One of the so-called ancient Koreas. The northwestern part of the Korean peninsula has had exchanges with China since ancient times, and seems to have been deeply influenced in all aspects of politics, economy, and culture. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, in 195 BC (the 12th year of the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Han), when Yan King Lu Wan rebelled against the Han, his general Wei Man led over 1,000 of his subordinates across the Baisui River (there are various theories about its location) and headed for North Korea, where he was trusted by Jin Jun (also written as Huai), the last king of the Korean state, and was given an official position and a fief.

From Pyongyang

...In terms of maritime transportation, Nampo, downstream of the Taedong River, serves as Pyongyang's outer port.
[history]
Wanggeomseong, the capital of the ancient Korean state that is connected to Gojoseon, that is, Dangun Joseon, which appears in the founding myth, Gisi Joseon, which also remains a legend, and Wiman Joseon, which ruled the Liaohe region of China and North Korea for about 90 years in the 2nd century B.C., is believed to have been located near Pyongyang. Emperor Wu of Han, who destroyed Wiman Joseon in 108 B.C., established four Han commanderies in this area, and Wanggeomseong was also the capital of Lelang Commandery, which became the central one.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Wangjian City" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…朝鮮古代の王朝名。いわゆる古朝鮮の一つ。朝鮮半島北西部は古来から中国との交流がおこなわれ，政治，経済，文化の諸般に深い影響を受けていたようである。《史記》によると前195年(漢の高祖12)，燕王盧綰（ろわん）が漢に背反したとき，その部将の衛満は部下1000余人をひきいて浿水（ばいすい）(位置に諸説あり)を渡り北朝鮮の地におもむき，箕子（きし）朝鮮国最後の国王，箕準(淮とも記す)に信頼され官職を授けられ封地も賜ったという。…

【平壌】より

…また，海上交通としては，大同江下流の南浦が平壌の外港となっている。
［歴史］
　古朝鮮，すなわち建国神話に現れる檀君朝鮮から，やはり伝説の域を出ない箕子（きし）朝鮮，そして前2世紀中の約90年間中国の遼河一帯，北朝鮮を支配した衛氏朝鮮につらなる古代朝鮮国の王都である王倹城は平壌付近にあったとみられている。前108年に衛氏朝鮮を滅亡させた漢の武帝はこの地域に漢四郡を設置したが，その中心的存在となった楽浪郡の首都も王倹城であった。…

※「王倹城」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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