Bu of Gojoseon

Bu of Gojoseon
Hangul	부왕
Hanja	否王
Revised Romanization	Bu Wang
McCune–Reischauer	Bu Wang

King Bu was a king of the Gija Joseon dynasty. The period of his reign was from 232 BC to 220 BC. His posthumous name was King Jong Tong (hangul: 종통왕, hanja: 宗統王). His personal name was Gibu (hangul: 기부, hanja: 基否). He was succeeded by Jun of Gojoseon.^[1]

^ Yukio Takeda, p. 263-p264:"One of the China’s interest to East was trading and their embarkation upon Joseon was continued. There are some merchants observed in Korea and its neighboring countries. And in that Joseon, throne was acceded from King Bu to Jun Wang who was the last king. That Joseon is so-called Gija Josen."

[1] Yukio Takeda, p. 263-p264:"One of the China’s interest to East was trading and their embarkation upon Joseon was continued. There are some merchants observed in Korea and its neighboring countries. And in that Joseon, throne was acceded from King Bu to Jun Wang who was the last king. That Joseon is so-called Gija Josen."

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