Yeon Namsan (淵男産, 연남산) (639–701) was the third son of the

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled mos ...

military leader and dictator

Yeon Gaesomun Yeon GaesomunSome Chinese and Korean sources stated that his surname was Yeongae () and personal name was Somun (), but the majority of sources suggest a one-syllable surname and a three-syllable personal name. (594–666) was a powerful militar ...

(603?–665). The course of his career shadowed closely that of his elder brother

Yeon Namsaeng Yeon Namsaeng (연남생, 淵男生) (634–679) was the eldest son of the Goguryeo '' Dae Magniji'' (대막리지, 大莫離支; highest ranking official or dictator; "prime minister") Yeon Gaesomun (603?-665). In 665, Yeon Namsaeng succeeded h ...

. From an early age he was appointed ''Seonin'' (선인, 先人), and rising through the ranks of ''sohyeong'' (소형, 小兄), ''daehyeong'' (대형, 大兄) ''uidu daehyeong'' (위두대형, 位頭大兄) and ''junggun juhwal'' (중군주활, 中軍主活) (all obscure Goguryeo ranks whose exact nature is unknown.) Following Yeon Gaesomun's death around 666 Namsan joined forces with his elder brother

Yeon Namgeon Yeon Namgeon (淵男建, 연남건) (635 ~ ? 연개소문의 맏아들인 연남생이 634년에 탄생했고 막내아들인 연남산이 639년 출생했으므로 적어도 1년 이상 차이가 난다.) was the second son of the Goguryeo mil ...

against their oldest brother Namsaeng, who ultimately fled to

Tang Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Tang (drink mix) Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...

China to seek its aid. However, upon the fall of Goguryeo in 668 Namsan submitted to Tang. In Tang Namsan was accorded the office of Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Entertainments (Sizai shaoqing 司宰少卿). Following his death from illness he was buried along with his eldest brother in Luoyang. His tomb stele was later discovered in the Tang eastern capital of

Luoyang Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang ...

, along with that of Namsaeng.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yeon, Namsan 639 births 701 deaths Goguryeo people Tang dynasty politicians Korean politicians 7th-century Korean people