Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (Korean: 견신검; Hanja: 甄神劍; ? – September 936,[a] r. 15 November 935 – 936[b]) was the second and final king of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.[1] He came to the throne after conspiring with his two brothers, Yang-gŏm and Yong-gŏm, to overthrow their father Kyŏn Hwŏn and kill the anointed heir, their younger half-brother Kŭm-gang.[2][3]
Kyŏn Sin-gŏm | |||||
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King of Later Baekje | |||||
Reign | 15 November 935 – 936 | ||||
Coronation | 15 November 935 | ||||
Predecessor | Kyŏn Hwŏn | ||||
Successor | Dynasty abolished (Taejo of Goryeo as the first King of Goryeo) | ||||
Died | 936 Goryeo | ||||
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House | Kyŏn | ||||
Father | Kyŏn Hwŏn | ||||
Mother | Lady Sangwon | ||||
Religion | Buddhism |
Kyŏn Sin-gŏm | |
Hangul | 견신검 |
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Hanja | 甄神劍 |
Revised Romanization | Gyeon Singeom |
McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏn Sin'gŏm |
The brothers placed Kyŏn Hwŏn in prison, but he was able to escape. Kyŏn Hwŏn led the Goryeo army against them in 936 AD at present-day Seonsan in Gumi, destroying Kyŏn Sin-gŏm's army.[4][5]
King Taejo of Goryeo deemed that the plot was the work of Kyŏn Sin-gŏm's brothers, and granted Kyŏn Sin-gŏm a noble title. Accounts vary as to whether Yang-gŏm and Yong-gŏm were sent into exile or slain.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ In the Korean calendar (lunisolar).
- ^ In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), he reigned on 17 October 935 – September 936.
References
edit- ^ Kang, Jae-eun. The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Homa & Sekey. p. 72.
- ^ Iryon; Iryŏn (2006). Overlooked Historical Records of the Three Korean Kingdoms. Seoul, South Korea: Jimoondang. p. 145. ISBN 978-89-88095-94-2.
- ^ Hwang, Kyung Moon (2017) [2010]. A History of Korea. Palgrave Essential Histories (2nd ed.). London and New York: Macmillan International Higher Education. pp. 28–31. ISBN 978-1-137-57359-9.
- ^ Korea National University of Education (2008). Atlas of Korean History. Singapore: Stallion Press. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-981-08-0785-6.
- ^ Kang, Chae-ŏn; Kang, Jae-eun (2006). The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Translated by Lee, Suzanne. Paramus, NJ: Homa & Sekey Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-931907-37-8.