Legacy
After the death of Yeon Ja-yu, his eldest son Yeon Taejo succeeds him to the positions of Magniji and Daedaero of the Eastern province of Goguryeo kingdom. After the death of Yeon Taejo, his eldest son Yeon Gaesomun was refused his rightful positions by the other nobles of Goguryeo, and had to stage a coup that overthrew the King Yeongnyu at the time. Gaesomun became the first Dae Magniji in the history of Goguryeo. After Yeon Gaesomun's death, his sons ravaged the kingdom apart with their struggles amongst themselves. With this, Goguryeo eventually fell to the Tang Dynasty and the southern Korean kingdom Silla in 668. Yeon Ja-yu was later mentioned in on the Steles of his great-grandsons Yeon Namsaeng and Yeon Namgeon.
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