Baekje

백제; Hanja: 百濟; RR: Baekje, Korean pronunciation: [pɛk̚.t͈ɕe]) was

Baekje or Paekche[3] (Korean: 
a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC[1] to 660 AD. It was one of the
Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla.
 Baekje
百濟 (Hanja)

백제 (Hangul)
18 BCE–660 CE

Baekje at its peak in 375

Capital Wirye

(18 BCE[1] – 475 CE)

Ungjin

(476–538)
Sabi

(538–660)

Common languages Baekje (Koreanic),

Classical Chinese, (literary)

Religion Buddhism,

Confucianism,

Taoism,

Shamanism

Government Monarchy
King  
• 18 BCE – 28 CE Onjo (first)
• 346–375 Geunchogo
• 523–554 Seong
• 600–641 Mu
• 641–660 Uija (last)
Historical era Ancient
 • Establishment 18 BCE
• Campaigns of King Geunchogo 346–375
• Introduction of Buddhism 385
• Fall of Sabi 18 July 660 CE

Preceded by Succeeded by
Buyeo Unified Silla
Goguryeo
Mahan confederacy

Today part of North Korea

South Korea

Korean name

Hangul 백제
Hanja 百濟

Revised Romanization Baekje

McCune–Reischauer Paekche

IPA [pɛk̚.t͈ɕe]

Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jumong and So Seo-no, at
Wiryeseong (present-day southern Seoul). Baekje, like Goguryeo, claimed to succeed Buyeo, a
state established in present-day Manchuria around the time of Gojoseon's fall.

Baekje alternately battled and allied with Goguryeo and Silla as the three kingdoms expanded
control over the peninsula. At its peak in the 4th century, Baekje controlled most of the western
Korean peninsula, as far north as Pyongyang, and may have even held territories in China, such
as in Liaoxi, though this view is controversial. It became a significant regional sea power, with
political and trade relations with China and Japan.

Baekje was a great maritime power;[4] its nautical skill, which made it the Phoenicia of East Asia,
was instrumental in the dissemination of Buddhism throughout East Asia and continental
culture to Japan.[5][6]

In 660, it was defeated by the Tang Dynasty and Silla, and was ultimately submitted to Unified
Silla.

History
History

Social and political structure

Military

Archaeology

Language and culture

Foreign relations

Legacy

See also

Notes

References

Bibliography

Further reading

External links
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