Kyŏn Sin-gŏm

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Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (Korean견신검; 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
King of Later Baekje
Reign15 November 935 – 936
Coronation15 November 935
PredecessorKyŏn Hwŏn
SuccessorDynasty abolished
(Taejo of Goryeo as the first King of Goryeo)
Died936
Goryeo
Era name and dates
Jeonggae (정개; 正開): 900–936
HouseKyŏn
FatherKyŏn Hwŏn
MotherLady Sangwon
ReligionBuddhism
Kyŏn Sin-gŏm
Hangul
견신검
Hanja
甄神劍
Revised RomanizationGyeon Singeom
McCune–ReischauerKyŏn 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.

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Notes

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  1. ^ In the Korean calendar (lunisolar).
  2. ^ In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), he reigned on 17 October 935 – September 936.

References

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  1. ^ Kang, Jae-eun. The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Homa & Sekey. p. 72.
  2. ^ Iryon; Iryŏn (2006). Overlooked Historical Records of the Three Korean Kingdoms. Seoul, South Korea: Jimoondang. p. 145. ISBN 978-89-88095-94-2.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Korea National University of Education (2008). Atlas of Korean History. Singapore: Stallion Press. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-981-08-0785-6.
  5. ^ 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.
Kyŏn Sin-gŏm
 Died: 936
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Later Baekje
935–936
Succeeded by
none