Taewang


Taewang, literally meaning "Greatest King", was an imperial title used in Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, by rulers such as Gwanggaeto the Great and Jangsu. Taewang was equivalent to "emperor" and indicated the independent worldview of Goguryeo, which, based on epitaphs dating to the 4th and 5th centuries, had concepts of Son of Heaven and independent tianxia. The title Seongwang, literally meaning "Holy King", was also used in Goguryeo.
Some rulers of Silla, such as Beopheung and Jinheung, used the title of Taewang as well.

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