Lesser Goguryeo
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Lesser Goguryeo or So-Goguryeo (699-820) (소고구려, 小高句麗) was a kingdom that was created as a result of former Prince Go Deokmu's rise to "King of Joseon" and Governor of the liaodong Commandery of the Protectorate General to Pacify the East.
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[edit] Establishment
In 699, the Tang government sent former Goguryeo Prince Go Deokmu, the third son of Goguryeo's last ruler, King Bojang, to Liaodong Peninsula, naming him "King of Joseon" and Governor of the Yodong Commandery of the Protectorate General to Pacify the East. Like his father, Go Deokmu had plans to rebel against the Tang and revive Goguryeo and provide a kingdom for the Goguryeo people. The Tang Empire at the time was undergoing several crises, especially the An Lushan Rebellion, and the establishment of the Je State by Yi Jeonggi in the Shandong Peninsula. Along with these major events was also the pressure given by the Empire of Balhae. These and many other pressures allowed Go Deokmu to take full control of the Andong Dohubu and establish a kingdom. The Lesser Goguryeo kingdom was established during that year with Go Deokmu as its first king. Very little is known about how the establishment of So-Goguryeo was reacted upon by neighboring kingdoms. It is known that the Balhae was in good terms with Lesser Goguryeo in respect for the similar purposes that the two kingdoms possessed.
[edit] Downfall
At around 820, after two generations of ruling the Liaodong Peninsula and other former regions of Goguryeo, Lesser Goguryeo was absorbed into Balhae during the reign King Seon of Balhae.
