Blizzards halted Sū Dìngfāng’s 662 siege of this city, where a monk at its castle used geomancy to declare an empire amid war with the Jīn (“jeen”) in 1135. Citing the Book of Wèi (“way”), 13th-century “memorabilia” claim that this city’s founder ruled for 1,500 years before the Zhōu (“joh”) sage Gija drove him from Asadal. In 676, the Táng withdrew to Liáoyáng (“lee-ow-yahng”) from this capital of the Protectorate General to Pacify the East. Nationalists deny that the Hàn Lèlàng (“luh-lahng”) Commandery took this city from the Yàn (“yen”) general Wiman. This city’s tombs allegedly house a mythical kirin and its rider King Jumong from the Samguk sagi. In 918, Kaesong’s (“KAY-song’s”) king Taejo (“TAY-joh”) rebuilt this city as his western capital to recall its mythical founding by the bear-woman’s son Dangun (“DAHN-goon”). For 10 points, what former capital of Gojoseon (“GO-joh-sun”) and Goguryeo (“go-gur-yuh”) lost prominence under Joseon (“JOH-sun”) to the “southern capital,” Seoul? ■END■
ANSWER: Pyongyang [or Píngrǎng or Pyon’yan-shi or Piarna; accept Sŏgyong, Seogyeong, Wanggeom-seong, Ryugyong, Gungholsan, or Guemmidal; accept Asadal until read] (The first line refers to Myocheong.)
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