Jangdanggyeong

Jangdanggyeong (藏唐京) is a place name said to have been a capital of Gojoseon. It was also called Dangjanggyeong (唐臧京). Its current location is unknown.

Overview

The Samguk yusa, quoting the Gogi, states that Dangun founded Joseon and established his capital at Pyeongyang Fortress, then moved the capital to Asadal on Mount Baekak and ruled for 1,500 years. It further states that in the early years of the Zhou dynasty, when Gija (箕子) was enfeoffed in Joseon, Dangun moved to Jangdanggyeong to avoid him.¹ Heo Mok's Misu gieon (眉叟記言) records Jangdanggyeong as Dangjanggyeong (唐臧京), and states: "There was Dangjanggyeong in Youzhou (幽州), so the Goryeosa (高麗史) identifies that place as the capital of Dangun Joseon."²

Names

The Sinjeung Dongguk Yeoji Seungnam, Heo Mok's Misu gieon, and Hanguk jimyeong yeonhyeok-go compiled by Kwon Sang-ro all record the name as Dangjanggyeong, whereas the Samguk yusa records it as Jangdanggyeong (藏唐京).

Location

The current location of Jangdanggyeong is unknown. Heo Mok, a Confucian scholar of the late Joseon period, recorded that it was in Youzhou (an area in northern Hebei and Liaoning). Professor Yun Nae-hyeon argued that it was near the Dalinghe in China.³