Kokokuwon-wang (English: King of the Homeland)

Japanese: 故国原王 - ここくげんおう（英語表記）Kogukwŏn‐wang

? ‐371
The 16th king of Goguryeo, Korea. Reigned 331-371. Son of King Micheon, he was also known as King Kuokakami. Invaded by Murong Huang of Yan, his mother was taken as a hostage in 342 and his father's tomb was also exhumed, but the following year he sent his younger brother to Yan to pay tribute as a vassal and recover his father's body. After that, fearing Yan, he decided to advance south to the Korean peninsula. In 371, he clashed with King Geunchogo of Baekje and was killed by a stray arrow. It is said that the king was buried in Kokokubaru, close to the capital, Kokujo. [Hamada Kosaku]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐371
朝鮮，高句麗の第16代の王。在位331‐371年。美川王の子で，国岡上王ともいう。燕の慕容皝の侵入をうけ，342年王母を質に取られ，また父王の墓もあばかれたが，翌年に弟を送って燕に臣下の礼をとり，父王のしかばねをとりもどした。その後，燕をおそれて朝鮮半島に南進策をとった。371年百済の近肖古王と衝突し，流矢に当たって戦死した。王は都の国内城に近い故国原に葬られたという。【浜田耕策】

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