Heijō

Proper noun

Heijō

1. (historical) Synonym of Pyongyang: the Japanese-derived name (during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century, now capital of North Korea).
   • Korean tradition relates that Kitse of China came into the peninsula and established his capital in the valley of the River Ta-Ton (Daido), on the site now occupied by Heijo (Pyengyang), in 1122 B.C.[1929, “Historic Background”, in Sainosuké Kiriyama, editor, Chosen of To-day, Keijo, Chosen: Chikasawa Printing House, →OCLC, page 5, column 2
   • Among investigations of ancient sites made by Japanese scholars in the Korean Peninsula during the past forty yeas, there are some which have attracted the attention of scholars of the world. One of these was the excavation of the Lo-lang sites of the Han dynasty centering about Heijōᵃ...1952, Suyeji Umehara, “The Newly Discovered Tombs with Wall Paintings of the Kao-kou-li Dynasty”, in Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, volume 6, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5

   Synonyms:

   Pyongyang