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1. Goguryeo

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   Decline and Fall
   Goguryeo’s internal strife following the death of King Yeongyang in 642 CE proved decisive. Power struggles between various factions, particularly the military leader Yeon Gaesomun and the royal line, fatally weakened the state.
   The combined forces of the Tang Dynasty and the rising kingdom of Silla (which had formed an alliance with Tang) launched the final coordinated assault. Pyongyang fell in 668 CE, ending the kingdom's sovereignty. The territory was subsequently absorbed b…