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[History Is Alive - Goguryeo Edition] Episode 17: The Death of Yeon Gaesomun - The Start of Internal Strife
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- The 17th episode of the history series examines how Goguryeo began to falter after Yeon Gaesomun died in 665, as his sons fought for power.
- His eldest son, Namsaeng, fled to Gungnaeseong and appealed to Tang for help after his brothers Namgeon and Namsan staged a coup while he was away on an inspection tour; Goguryeo fell in 668.
- The article compares the weakness of one-person rule without a succession plan to succession problems at today's companies and organizations, and the next episode will cover the joint Silla-Tang forces.
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Official translation → Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [역사는 살아있다 – 고구려 편] 제17화: 연개소문의 죽음 – 내분의 시작
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