666: Your Brothers Turn on You. Do You Call in the Enemy?

In 666, Yeon Gaesomun died and his eldest son Yeon Namsaeng inherited his power, but the two younger brothers he left in charge of the capital drove him out. If you were Namsaeng, would you hold out inside Goguryeo, or ask your father's enemy, Tang, for help? Reconstructed from the Samguk Sagi (Annals of King Bojang, vol. 22; biographies of Gaesomun and Namsaeng, vol. 49) and the Zizhi Tongjian (vol. 201). Dates are lunar. Gaesomun's death follows the Samguk Sagi and Zizhi Tongjian (666); some date it to 665 based on Namsaeng's epitaph. The killing of his son Heonchung appears only in the Samguk Sagi biographies. The era of the KBS historical drama 'Munmu'. AI-generated images and voice.

※ This video uses AI-generated visuals and voice, reconstructed from historical records.

📚 Sources
- Samguk Sagi, Annals of King Bojang (vol. 22)
- Samguk Sagi, biographies of Gaesomun, Namsaeng and Heonseong (vol. 49)
- Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 201
- Epitaph of Cheon Namsaeng (679)

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