Jun of Gojoseon

King Jun of Gojoseon was king of the Gojoseon. He was succeeded by the Chinese military leader Wiman (Wei Man), whose usurpation of the throne began the Wiman Joseon period of Gojoseon.

Jun of Gojoseon
Hangul	준왕
Hanja	準王
Revised Romanization	Jun Wang
McCune–Reischauer	Chun Wang

Identity

According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms and Donggukmunheonbigo, Jun was the 40th descendant of the Chinese sage Jizi of Gija Joseon and is the last king of Gija Joseon. He was the son of king bu(否王), who led an invasion of the han dynasty according to Discourses on Salt and Iron. According to Taekriji (擇里志) by 18th century Joseon scholar Lee Joong Hwan, Jun was the grandson of Jizi.

Overthrowing and exile into Mahan

Wiman entered Gojoseon as a refugee, and submitted to King Jun. Jun granted Wiman's request to serve as a commander of the western borders. However, sometime around 194 BC or 193 BC, Wiman led a revolt, and followed Jun down into Mahan territory, which encompassed the Korean peninsula.

Cheongju Han clan claims to be direct descendants of his based on the claim that they are descendants of gija. Icheon seo clan also claims jun to be their ancestor.

See also

• List of Korean monarchs
• History of Korea

References

• "준왕(準王)". Daum. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
• "준왕(準王)". Empas. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
• "준왕". Yahoo Korea. Retrieved 2007-02-22.