Military officer under Yi Seong-gye; third-class Joseon founding merit subject; Lord of Goseong
| Life | 1402 |
| Era | 고려 말~조선 초 |
| Clan | 제주 고씨 |
Go Yeo (高呂, ?-1402) was a late-Goryeo and early-Joseon military officer of the Jeju Go clan. His grandfather is given as Go Ho and his father as Go Yeong-su, and he is the founder of the Goseong-gun line of the Munchung-gong branch. His birth year is unknown.
He served under Yi Seong-gye at the 1380 Battle of Hwangsan and in 1385 helped clear Japanese raiders as a low-ranking officer. In 1392, on the order of Yi Bang-won, he is said to have killed Jeong Mong-ju together with Jo Yeong-gyu, the incident known as Jeong's death at Seonjukgyo.
The same year he was named a third-class Founding Merit Subject for enthroning Yi Seong-gye, rose to Ga-seon-daebu and was made Lord of Goseong (高城君). He accompanied Taejo when the king abdicated after the First Strife of Princes and went north, and died in 1402.
He followed Yi Seong-gye at the 1380 battle of Hwangsan and the 1385 campaign against Japanese raiders, a late-Goryeo officer allied with Yi's faction.
He is said to have taken part in the killing of Jeong Mong-ju and was made a third-class merit subject and Lord of Goseong. Accounts of the incident differ, so several sources should be compared.
He is the founder of the Goseong-gun line of the Munchung-gong branch. Go Deuk-jong of the same clan made his name as a civil official around the same time.
His tomb was not confirmed.
He founded the Goseong-gun line of the Munchung-gong branch.