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People: Wiman of Gojoseon
Topic: Roman Civil War of 44-31 BCE
Location: Belgrade > Beograd Serbia Serbia

Wiman of Gojoseon

King of Wiman Joseon
Years: 225BCE - 160BCE

Wi Man (in Korean) or Wei Man (in Chinese) is a military leader from the Han dynasty state of Yan who establishes a kingdom in north-western Korea in the second century BCE.

Recorded in the Shiji and the Book of Han, Wiman is the first ruler in the history of Korea to have been recorded in documents from the same time period.