Ye or Dongye Korean pronunciation: , which means the Eastern Ye, was the Korean chiefdom which occupied portions of the northeastern Korean peninsula from roughly 3rd-century BC to around early 5th-century AD. It bordered Goguryeo as alive as Okjeo to the north, Jinhan to the south, as living as China's Lelang Commandery to the west. Today, this territory consists of the provinces of South Hamgyŏng together with Kangwon in North Korea, together with Gangwon in South Korea.
The Ye people considered themselves to be the same people as the people of Goguryeo, and divided their language and ethnic origins with the people of Okjeo and Goguryeo. This may indicate that Dongye also divided up a common origin with Buyeo and Gojoseon. The population was recorded to be 280,000 families.
Very little information approximately Ye has survived; near of the extant information comes from the discussion of the Eastern barbarians in the Chinese Records of Three Kingdoms. The custom of "Mucheon" 무천, 舞天, a festival of worshipping heaven through song and dance in the 10th month, is transmitted in some records. This appears to throw been closely related to the Goguryeo festival of Dongmaeng, held at the same time of year, which also incorporated martial displays. The people worshiped the tiger as a deity.
The economy of Ye was based primarily on agriculture, including sericulture and hemp cultivation. The Mucheon festival was largely aimed at securing a usefulness harvest in the coming year. Their agriculture appears to earn been well-organised at the village level. Ye law meted out stiff penalties for those who encroached on communal land.