Goryeo

Summary

Goryeo is a historical country^[1]. Goryeo ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,929 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Goryeo's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[3].
• Goryeo is in the country of Goryeo^[4].
• Goryeo's image is recorded as Goryeonobles.jpg^[5].
• Goryeo's continent is recorded as Asia^[6].
• Goryeo's instance of is recorded as historical country^[7].
• Goryeo's instance of is recorded as dynasty^[8].
• Goryeo's capital is recorded as Kaesong^[9].
• Goryeo's capital is recorded as Ganghwa Island^[10].
• Goryeo's official language is recorded as Korean^[11].
• Goryeo's official language is recorded as Classical Chinese^[12].
• Goryeo's currency is recorded as Korean mun^[13].
• Goryeo's flag image is recorded as Royal flag of Goryeo (Bong-gi).svg^[14].
• Goryeo's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy^[15].
• Goryeo's followed by is recorded as Joseon^[16].
• Goryeo's seal image is recorded as Seal of Goryeo King.svg^[17].
• Goryeo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305771209^[18].
• Goryeo's GND ID is recorded as 7649900-5^[19].
• Goryeo's locator map image is recorded as Locationmap Goryeo.png^[20].
• Goryeo's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2002012471^[21].
• Goryeo's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11956677k^[22].
• Goryeo's Commons category is recorded as Goryeo Dynasty^[23].
• +0918-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Goryeo^[24].
• Goryeo was dissolved in +1392-08-05T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Goryeo's start time is recorded as +0918-00-00T00:00:00Z^[26].
• Goryeo's end time is recorded as +1392-00-00T00:00:00Z^[27].

Body

Founding

+0918-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Goryeo^[24].

Identity

Goryeo's followed by is recorded as Joseon^[16].

Dissolution

Goryeo was dissolved in +1392-08-05T00:00:00Z^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Goryeo include Korea^[28], a region^[29], in Three Kingdoms of Korea^[30]; Tripitaka Koreana^[31], a Buddhist text^[32], in South Korea^[33], founded in 1300^[34]; Koryo Hotel^[35], a hotel building^[36], in North Korea^[37], founded in 1985^[38]; and Koryo Museum of Art^[39], an art museum^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1988^[42].

Why It Matters

Goryeo ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,929 views/month).^[2] Goryeo has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Goryeo is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Goryeo include Korea^[28], a region^[29], in Three Kingdoms of Korea^[30]; Tripitaka Koreana^[31], a Buddhist text^[32], in South Korea^[33], founded in 1300^[34]; Koryo Hotel^[35], a hotel building^[36], in North Korea^[37], founded in 1985^[38]; and Koryo Museum of Art^[39], an art museum^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1988^[42].