Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror(2011)
Overview
Gwanggaeto, The Great Conqueror is an alternate title for King Gwanggaeto the Great, a historical drama based on the life of the nineteenth monarch of Goguryeo, Gwanggaeto the Great. The drama was based on two sources, Gwanggaeto the Great by Jeong Jip, and Great Conquests of Gwanggaeto by Hyeong Minu.
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Damdeok
Go Un (Gae Yun/Murong Un)
Murong Bao
King Asin
Doyoung
Yak-yeon
Dol Bisu
Go Ya
Feng Ba
Dam Mang
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