Little Goguryeo

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Little Goguryeo 高麗 고려
699–820
Dark yellow - Little Goguryeo, Light yellow - Balhae
Status	Vassal state of Tang dynasty De facto independent kingdom
Capital	Unknown
Common languages	Goguryeo (Koreanic) Middle Chinese
Religion	Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Chinese folk religion, Korean shamanism
Government	Monarchy
History
• Establishment	699
• Fall	820
Preceded by Succeeded by Goguryeo Protectorate General to Pacify the East Balhae
Today part of	China North Korea

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Little Goguryeo (Chinese: 小高句麗; Korean: 소고구려; alternatively Lesser Goguryeo) is the name of a state thought to have existed on the Liaodong Peninsula, proposed by the Japanese scholar Kaizaburo Hino (ja:日野開三郎). The existence of the state is debated among scholars.^[1] The state was mentioned in historical records, with its leaders recorded as Governors-General subject to the Tang dynasty in the documents of the Tang government.^[2][3] It was supposedly established by the refugees of Goguryeo after its defeat by the Tang dynasty.^[4]

Following Goguryeo's destruction by the Tang–Silla alliance, the Liaodong Peninsula was administered by the Tang dynasty. The theory is that the Tang dynasty eventually lost effective control of the region due to rebellions staged by Goguryeo refugees, and Liaodong became a buffer zone between the Tang dynasty and Balhae (Bohai). Although Lesser Goguryeo declared itself an independent kingdom, it was soon absorbed into Balhae.