Gung Ye set up his capital in Cheorwon and established a kingdom which was later called Later Goguryeo (후고구려, 後高句麗). The photo shows Cheorwon-gun County, Gangwon-do Province, where Gung Ye-related remains can still be found. (Yonhap News)
By Gregory C. Eaves
Gung Ye (궁예, 弓裔) (r. 901-918) was a one-eyed former monk. He led his army to seize most of northern Silla and founded the short-lived kingdom of Later Goguryo (후고구려, 後高句麗).
Gung Ye had royal blood and a life entwined by myth and legend. We have stories about Gung Ye from both the "Memorabilia" and the "Histories."
