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Wiman Choson 衛滿朝鮮 Like Chi-tzu, Wei Man or Wiman, a former subject of Yan, was an exile from China. Chi Chun, the ruler of Wiman at that time, trusted the Chinese exile and awarded him a post of great importance only to be betrayed and driven off the throne. Wei Man became the ruler of Wiman Choson but his descendants ruled for only three generations-less than 100 years-before their kingdom was conquered by Wu-ti, the great Emperor of Han China. In 109 B.C. emperor Wu-ti of the Han Dynastysent land and sea forces to capture Wang-chien-cheng, the captial of Wiman near presant day Pyongyang . Jin |
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