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Goguryeo · History & tradition

Princess of Nangnang

The princess remembered for destroying her country’s warning instruments for Prince Hodong.

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Tradition

In the Samguk Sagi account, Hodong asks the princess to destroy a drum and horn said to sound at an enemy’s approach. When Goguryeo attacks, her father Choe Ri discovers what she has done and kills her.

Legacy

Love, trust and the fate of a country collide in this story. The political background and the identity of the Nangnang state remain debated.

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