![]() ![]() Goguryeo was no longer as powerful as it used to be, but it was still a major force in the region. In 7th century, Emperor Taizong of Tang, after conquering the Eastern Turks in 630 and several small polities along the Silk Road in 640, started to turn his attention to Goguryeo. The wars with Goguryeo severely weakened the Sui dynasty and further destabilized of the Sui dynasty government, hastening its collapse. Notably, in 612, Emperor Yang of Sui mobilized an army of up to a million men to attack Goguryeo but failed miserably. Sui dynasty launched a total of 4 invasions, in 598, 612, 613 and 614, but all were defeated. Īt the end of the 6th century, wars broke out between the Sui dynasty and Goguryeo. This created conditions for the relationship between Silla and the Chinese dynasties to gradually tighten and by the 7th century, it became an alliance, threatening Goguryeo from both sides. ![]() Silla gained access to the Yellow Sea, which provided a gateway to communicate with China. Furiously, the king of Baekje decided to attack Silla, but because the army was exhausted, Baekje lost the battle and the king himself died. Silla then betrayed Baekje and drove its forces out of the region, thus securing for itself the whole Han River basin. In 551, the two southern countries, Baekje and Silla, allied with each other and attacked the Han River basin region. After a period of prosperity, Goguryeo began to decline in the end of the 5th century due to internal strife. Under his reign, Goguryeo became one of the great powers in East Asia, subdued neighboring kingdoms and achieved a loose unification of the Korean peninsula. Goguryeo reached its peak during the reign of Gwanggaeto the Great, who ruled the kingdom from 391 to 413. In 642, Goguryeo had enjoyed nearly 700 years of independence since Dongmyeong defeated all the opposition and the Han dynasty. Emperor Taizong withdrew after more than 60 days of battle and unsuccessful siege. In 645, after capturing multiple Goguryeo fortresses and defeating large armies in his path, Emperor Taizong appeared poised to march on the capital Pyongyang and conquer Goguryeo, but could not overcome the strong defenses at Ansi Fortress, which was commanded by Yang Manchun at the time. The Tang forces were commanded by Emperor Taizong himself, and generals Li Shiji, Li Daozong, and Zhangsun Wuji. The first conflict of the Goguryeo–Tang War started when Emperor Taizong ( r. 626–649) of the Tang dynasty led a military campaign against Goguryeo in 645 to protect Silla and punish Generalissimo Yeon Gaesomun for the killing of King Yeongnyu. Expanded the scope of the conflict to include the other Korean kingdoms of Baekje and Silla.Liaodong Peninsula, Korean Peninsula, Bohai Sea, and Yellow Sea ![]()
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