Historical records indicate that Li Chenggui, the "Taizu of Korea" and "King Kangxian", overthrew the power of King Goryeo and declared himself a vassal to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang took the meaning of "the country of Korea and Japan" and named it North Korea.
But the name North Korea appeared much earlier. "Historical Records: Biographies of North Korea" records that as early as the period of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, Jizi, the uncle of King Zhou of Shang, established a vassal state in Pyongyang, and King Wu of Zhou granted him the title of "North Korea". It is called "North Korea" and is known as "Jizi North Korea" in history.
During the peasant uprising at the end of the Later Qin Dynasty, Wei Man from Yan came to North Korea to serve as a doctor. In the early years of the Han Dynasty, Wei Man usurped power and established himself as king. The country was still called North Korea, and it was called "Wei Man" in history. Korea". After the defeat of King Jijun of Korea, he fled to "Mahan" in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The Wei family existed in Korea for nearly 90 years and was destroyed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in 107 BC. The Han Dynasty established county rule in the old land of Wei's Korea and created the glorious "Lelang Culture".
Historical Reference
1 "Three Kingdoms·Wei Zhi·Dongyi Biography" annotation quotes "Wei Lue" records: "In the past, after Jizi, the Marquis of Korea claimed to be king, and his descendants A little arrogant and cruel, Yan sent his general Qin Kai to attack the west and took over two thousand miles of territory until Manfanhan became the boundary. Korea was then weakened."
2. ""Shangshu Annotations·Volume 5 Textual Research": "North Korea, Jizi's seal, should not be outside the Hua." "
3 "Collected Notes of the Book of Changes·Book of Changes Part II": "Jizi fled to North Korea, and King Wu sealed him with North Korea. Because he used Hong Fan to help King Wu, people knew that he was not crazy. ”