Conflict660–663

Baekje Restoration Movement

Boksin, Dochim and Heukchi Sangji rose at Juryu and Imjon fortresses, crowned Prince Buyeo Pung, recalled from Wa, and fought the Silla–Tang allies.

Imjonseong Fortress, Yesan — a stronghold of the Baekje restoration forces under Heukchi Sangji
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The rebels retook some 200 fortresses and besieged the Tang garrison at Sabi, but their leaders fell out — Boksin killed Dochim and Pung killed Boksin — and after the Wa relief fleet was destroyed at the Baek River in 663, Juryu fell. Heukchi Sangji surrendered to Tang and Imjon fell.

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States and rulers at the time: Baekje — King Uija
Silla · belligerent — King Muyeol
Tang · belligerent — Emperor Gaozong

People

BoksinAD 663
leader · Baekje royal who led the restoration movement and brought Prince Buyeo Pung back from Wa
Heukchi SangjiAD 630 – AD 689
commander · Baekje general who led restoration forces at Imjon Fortress before surrendering to Tang
Buyeo Pung
leader · Son of King Uija, brought back from Wa as king by the Baekje restoration forces, who fled to Goguryeo after the defeat at Baekgang
DochimAD 661
leader · Baekje monk who raised the Baekje restoration movement at Juryuseong with Boksin, who later killed him

1 part of this event

AD 663Battle of Baekgang
A Wa fleet sent to aid the Baekje rebels was crushed by the Silla–Tang allies at the mouth of the Baek River; 400 ships burned.

Before and after

Earlier: AD 654 Sataek Jijeok Stele, Buyeo
Later: AD 660 Fall of Baekje

Themes that include this event

Wars of Korean UnificationAD 598 – AD 676
From Goguryeo's wars with Sui and Tang to Silla's unification — eighty years of East Asian war on the peninsula
Buyeo2000 BC – 1376
From the Songguk-ri village to Sabi, Baekje’s last capital — the Geum River town where Baekje culture bloomed and fell