Gaogouli County (Chinese: 高句驪縣; Goguryeo County or Koguryo County in Korean) was a county of the Chinese Han dynasty under the administration of Xuantu Commandery located in southern Manchuria and the northern Korean Peninsula.[1][2][3] It was established by the Han dynasty after its conquest of Gojoseon to keep the tribes of Goguryeo in check.[4] In 75 BC, Xuantu Commandery was forced to move its seat of power from Fort Okjeo to Gaogouli County due to Yemaek raids. From 75 BC to 12 AD, Goguryeo tribes were under administration of Gaogouli County and engaged in tributary relationship with the Han dynasty.[3] In 12 AD, Goguryeo rebelled against the Han dynasty and established its own kingdom, and in 105 AD, began attacking the Chinese commanderies of Xuantu and Liaodong.[3] Later, in the 4th century, the State of Goguryeo conquered Xuantu Commandery, along with the Liaodong and Lelang commanderies, ending Han rule over the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula.

Gaogouli County
Traditional Chinese高句麗縣
Simplified Chinese高句丽县
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāogòulì Xiàn
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese高句骊縣
Simplified Chinese高句骊县
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāogòulí Xiàn

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  1. ^ Evelyn S. Rawski (2015). Early Modern China and Northeast Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-107-09308-9.
  2. ^ Christopher I. Beckwith (2007). Koguryo. BRILL. p. 44. ISBN 90-04-16025-6.
  3. ^ a b c Barnes, Gina L. "State Formation in Korea", Curzon Press, 2001. p. 22
  4. ^ "고구려현", Encyclopædia Britannica Korean Edition.