Cholbon
First capital of Goguryeo
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Cholbon (Korean: 졸본; Hanja: 卒本) was the first capital of Goguryeo, which arose in the north of the Korean Peninsula.[1] Cholbon is thought to have been in modern Wunü Mountain, Liaoning province of China.[2] Cholbon was also known by the names of Heulseunggol-seong in the Book of Wei and Holbon in the Gwanggaeto Stele.[3]
In 37 BC, Jumong had fled from Dongbuyeo to avoid death at the hands of Dongbuyeo's Crown Prince Daeso, who presented great jealousy towards Jumong.[4] After he fled, Jumong established a new kingdom in 37 BC called Goguryeo in the Holbon region. In Cholbon, he married Soseono (or So Seo-no), who was the daughter of a local tribal leader.[5]
Cholbon was the first capital city of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Goguryeo from 37 BC – 3 AD.[6] The second ruler, the son of Jumong, Yuri, moved its capital to Gungnae Fortress.[7]