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Politics11th month 501(Lunar)

Assassination of King Dongseong of Baekje

Out hunting west of Sabi, King Dongseong was stabbed by an assassin sent by Baekga, lord of Garim Fortress; King Muryeong succeeded him.

Garimseong (Seongheung Sanseong), Buyeo — fortress held by Baek Ga, who had King Dongseong killed
Garimseong (Seongheung Sanseong), Buyeo — fortress held by Baek Ga, who had King Dongseong killed

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Dongseong steadied Baekje after its flight to Ungjin, sealing the alliance with Silla by a royal marriage in 493 and curbing the nobility.

Late in his reign the noble Baekga, resentful at being posted to Garim Fortress, sent an assassin who wounded the king in the eleventh month of 501; he died the next month. His successor Muryeong attacked Garim and executed Baekga.

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States and rulers at the time
Places
Sabi (Busosanseong)

People

  • King DongseongAD 501

    monarch · Twenty-fourth king of Baekje, who allied with Silla by marriage and was killed by an assassin

  • King MuryeongAD 462 – AD 523

    related figure · Twenty-fifth king of Baekje, who sent royal kin to the 22 damno districts and revived the kingdom

Before and after

Earlier
AD 501 King Muryeong Revives Baekje
Later
AD 503 King Jijeung’s Reforms

Themes that include this event

  • Buyeo2000 BC – 1376

    From the Songguk-ri village to Sabi, Baekje’s last capital — the Geum River town where Baekje culture bloomed and fell