How did the Monument to King Tai Hao come about?

Haotaiwang Monument is the tombstone of the 19th King of Koguryo, which stands in Dabei Street, Dongtaiwang Township, Ji 'an City. This stone tablet is very famous in Asia, and it is one of the long written materials carved and preserved in Koguryo period. The inscription is rich in content and is an important document for studying Koguryo's politics, military affairs, culture and various systems.

The first 19 king of Koguryo was named An, and it was also recorded that he was called Tan De, the king of Yongle. During his 22 years in office, Koguryo enjoyed political stability, economic prosperity and unprecedented military strength. He led the amphibious army, successively conquered Baekje, Fuyu and Beili, and defeated the Japanese invaders who invaded Silla and Baekje many times. Because of his brilliant military exploits, he was made king of China, Okaoka, and the land was safe and peaceful. In order to commemorate his father's achievements and the smokers guarding the mausoleum, his son Changshou Wang built this huge monument to King Tai on the east side of the mausoleum in 4 14 AD. This monument is very big, there is no monument, and the seat is buried in the soil. The monument consists of a whole natural breccia tuff stone pillar, which is slightly square. The overall height is 6.39 meters and the width varies from 1.3 meters to 2 meters. Inscription engraved on four sides, 44 lines, nearly 1800 words. Inscriptions are official scripts of Chinese characters, most of which are clear and easy to read. The inscription first describes Goguryeo's founding myth, calling the first generation king the son of the Emperor of Heaven, then praises the achievements of King Tai Hao, and finally records the source of the number of smokers guarding the tomb and the related tomb-keeping system. Because the tablet records many contents that are not in the history books, it has attracted the attention and attention of scholars at home and abroad, especially Japanese and Korean academic circles, and many research results have been published one after another. However, many problems involved in the inscription still need further study.