Jumong’s Family Tree

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Family

• Soseono(spouse),Biryu(child),Onjo(child)— Marriage

  Jumong married Soseono, daughter of a Jolbon chieftain, who supported Goguryeo's founding with her wealth and connections. Their sons Biryu and Onjo later led their followers south and founded the kingdom of Baekje.

• Haemosu(parent),Yuhwa(parent)— Consort · Miraculous

  Haemosu encountered Yuhwa at the river and pursued her; their union produced Jumong, who was born from an egg after Yuhwa was cast out by Habaek and exposed the egg to sunlight.

• Lady Ye(spouse),Yuri(child)— Marriage

  Jumong left his first wife Lady Ye in Buyeo when he fled south, hiding a broken sword piece as a token. Their son Yuri later found the token and journeyed to Goguryeo, where he proved his parentage and succeeded Jumong as king.

Guarded by

• Geumwa

  King Geumwa of Eastern Buyeo took in the banished Yuhwa and sheltered her in his palace, then protected her son Jumong as he grew, shielding the divinely gifted boy from his own sons' jealousy.

Enemy of

• Daeso

  Prince Daeso and his brothers plotted to kill Jumong out of jealousy for his supernatural archery and divine talents, forcing the young hero to flee Buyeo southward across the Eomho River.

• Songyang

  King Songyang of Biryu challenged Jumong's sovereignty over the territory near Jolbon, but Jumong demonstrated his divine power by summoning a flood that submerged Songyang's capital, forcing his surrender.

Rules over

• Goguryeo

  Jumong ruled as the first king of Goguryeo from its founding at Jolbon, establishing the divine dynasty whose authority the Gwanggaeto Stele traces back to the Heavenly Emperor.

Created

• Goguryeo

  Jumong founded the kingdom of Goguryeo at Jolbon after crossing the river on the backs of fish and turtles sent by his grandfather Habaek, establishing a dynasty that endured for nearly seven centuries.

Associated with

• Cheollima

  Jumong secretly starved Cheollima, the finest horse in Geumwa's stables, to make it appear weak, then rode the divine steed in his escape from Buyeo, outrunning Daeso's pursuing soldiers.

• Geumwa

  King Geumwa cast Jumong's miraculous egg to dogs, horses, and wild beasts to destroy it, but each creature refused to harm it and birds sheltered it with their wings until it was returned to Yuhwa.

• Habaek

  When Jumong fled Daeso's pursuing soldiers and called upon his grandfather Habaek at the river’s edge, the river god sent fish and turtles to form a living bridge, carrying his grandson to safety and sealing the path to Goguryeo’s founding.