Background
The period of his rule over Goguryeo is recounted in the final two books of the Goguryeo annals in the Samguk Sagi. King Bojang’s given name was Chang, though he was also known as Pojang.
Bojang was son of the younger brother of the previous king Yeongnyu. In 642, the general Yeon Gaesomun carried out a coup d'etat and killed Yeongnyu and many of his supporters. Bojang was then placed on the throne.
With the aim of inducing Goguryeo to join an expedition against Baekje, Silla dispatched Kim Chunchu to request the commitment of our troops but Goguryeo did not consent
For most of his reign, Bojang was a puppet Emperor, giving a veneer of legitimacy to Yeon Gaesomun's military rule. For example, at Yeon's instigation he supported Taoism and issued edicts repressing Buddhism in the country, which had formerly been officially Buddhist.
Goguryeo experienced many natural disasters during his reign.
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