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[maneatinghorse]

Well, in my history books, it shows the Han empire extending into the Northern half of the Korean pennisula...so I'll side with the viewpoint that Koguryo was a vassal state of the Han empire.

Han dynasty established a few outposts in Manchuria and parts of Northern Korea, however it was never able to maintain full control over these areas.

Ownership of these lands were effectively in the hands of local rulers who maintained close contact with Han outposts for trade and to expand their wealth.

[sg_han]

wanggeon, are you korean?

[sangwich]

Well, in my history books, it shows the Han empire extending into the Northern half of the Korean pennisula...so I'll side with the viewpoint that Koguryo was a vassal state of the Han empire.

They should invite non-biased, non-aligned historians to debate this issue... :/

well thats your history book. what makes you think its the same in every other history book? even if you read the american history book everything is written in the favor of america.

[WangKon936]

well thats your history book. what makes you think its the same in every other history book? even if you read the american history book everything is written in the favor of america.

Northern Korea and Southern Manchuria at the time of the Han Dynasty was occupied by Han forces and split into four commandaries. These four commandaries were sometimes ruled by Han governors or Han warlords, depending on how stable the Han Dynasty was. These were not vassel states, but more like colonial adminstrations (i.e. England and India or even Hong Kong) with some Han settlers and officials, although most of the population was made up of natives.

[ulji]

Well, in my history books, it shows the Han empire extending into the Northern half of the Korean pennisula...so I'll side with the viewpoint that Koguryo was a vassal state of the Han empire.

LOL. It is not like any amount of evidence will make you change your view. Be honest.

[jebusrocks]

Well, in my history books, it shows the Han empire extending into the Northern half of the Korean pennisula...so I'll side with the viewpoint that Koguryo was a vassal state of the Han empire.

They should invite non-biased, non-aligned historians to debate this issue... :/

Maybe it was the Han BEFORE Chu Mo's uprising

There were probably times when Gorguryeo was a vassal state of Chinese dynasties. Dunno about the Han, but Wei definitely had great amount of control in the LIAODONG (Gorguryeo still existed) commandary.