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  Muryeong of Baekje - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muryeong (462–523; reigned 501–523) was the twenty-fifth king of Baekje during the period of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
In 1971, Muryeong's tomb was excavated in the Korean city of Gongju.
In 512, according to the Liang shu, Muryeong sent Baekje's first tribute mission to the newly-established court of the Chinese Liang Dynasty.
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 Baekje - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
According to Samguk Yusa, King Onjo was the son of Jumong (King Dongmyeongseong), the founder of Goguryeo.
King Gaeru is believed to have moved the capital to the Bukhan Mountain Fortress in 132, probably in present-day Gwangju, to the southeast of Seoul.
King Uija and his son were sent into exile in China while some of the royals probably fled to Japan, where Baekje nobility had long since established cordial ties with the local elite.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Baekje   (1954 words)

  
 Baekje - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
King Gaeru is believed to have moved the capital to the Bukhan Mountain Fortress in 132.
Baekje divided its government officials into sixteen official ranks, and it seems that the government officials in the rank of Sol from the first, Jwapyeong, to the sixth, Naesol, may have been the commanders in the fields of politics, administration, military.
Baekje's diplomatic policy for China was changed after Dongjin was destroyed in 418 CE and Song Dynasty (a state and dynasty in ancient China) was founded in 420 CE; Baekje sent envoys frequently to Song and received official rank and asked for all kinds of books and technological expertise.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Baekje   (2588 words)

  
 History of Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A king of Gija Joseon is said to have fled to Jin after the coup by Wiman, and that it later evolved into the Samhan confederacies.
Baekje's legendary foundation by King Onjo in 18 AD, as stated in the Samguk Sagi followed those of its neighbors and rivals, Goguryeo and Silla.
Baekje was defeated by a coalition of Silla and Tang Dynasty forces in 660.
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 Baekje
According to the Samguk Sagi, Baekje was founded in 18 BC by King Onjo, who led a group of people from Buyeo in Manchuria to the Han River region of Korea.
King Geunchogo (346-375) expanded its territory to the north through war against Goguryeo, whilst annexing the Mahan societies in the south.
Baekje also became a sea power, with its continued mutual goodwill relationships with the rulers of Kyushu in Japan.
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 Baekje - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Baekje claimed to be a successor state to Buyeo, a state in present-day northeastern China around the time of Gojoseon's fall.
King Uija and his son were sent into exile in China while some of the royals probably fled to Japan.
In 663, Baekje revival forces and a Japanese navy convened in southern Baekje to confront the Silla forces.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Baekje   (2224 words)

  
 Ungjin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was the capital of Baekje from AD 475 to 538, during a period when Baekje was under threat from Goguryeo, the previous capital of Hanseong (modern-day Seoul) having been overrun.
In 538, King Seong moved the capital to Sabi(in modern-day Buyeo County).
Notable historical places of Ungjin Baekje are Gongsan Fortress and Tomb of King Muryeong.
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Seoul), was overrun by the invading troops of Goguryeo.
After this invasion, the capital of Baekje was moved to Ungjin, and Najedongmaeng, a military solidarity treaty, was made with Silla against Goguryeo.
Baekje sent an envoy to Northern Wei of Northern Dynasties for the first time in the 18th year of King Gaero, and King Gaero asked for military to attack Goguryeo.
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Baekje.html.html   (2301 words)

  
 Learnkendo.com :: View topic - KOREAN Blood is part of JAPANESE EMPEROR's Ancestry... !!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Korean King MURYEONG (462—523; reigned 501—523) was the twenty-fifth king of Baekje during the period of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
In 1971, King Muryeong's Tomb was excavated in the Korean city of Gongju.
According to the chronicles of Japan II (續日本紀), Japanese Emperor Kammu's (桓武天皇;) MOTHER is a direct descendant of Korean King Muryeong of Baekje, Korea.
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 Korean History in a nutshell - China History Forum, chinese history forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The origin of Baekje is still controversial, but the kingdoms of Goguryeo and Baekje had similar ethnic and linguistic backgrounds and the kingdom was firmly established in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula with its capital at Seoul by the fourth century.
Baekje was fundamental in implanting high civilization, including Chinese characters and Buddhism, into ancient Japan with which the kingdom sustained friendly relations all the time.
Baekje was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea in the 1st millennium AD (along with Goguryeo and Silla), and fell to Silla in 660.
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Emperor of Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
However, according to the Chronicles of Japan II (續日本紀), Emperor Kammu's mother (Takano no Niigasa) was a descendant of 200-years-earlier King Muryeong of Baekje, Korea.
From the 1100s to 1868, the real power was in the hands of the shōguns, who were in theory always given their authority through the emperor.
Some scholars point out that the use of ten (天, "heaven") was, in relation to the Chinese concept of tentei (天帝, "heaven's emperor" or "the god in the sky"), meant to show that the emperor's duty was not limited to political or military duties but included spiritual and religious duties as well.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Emperor_of_Japan   (4188 words)

  
 Korea Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The author examines the relations between Baekje and wae or Japan in the 5th and 6th centuries through the epitaph of King Muryeong's Tomb and the inscriptions on Chiljido, a sword considered a national treasure in Japan.
According to the author, wae was subject of Baekje.
He states that the memorial stone of King Muryeong discovered on July 5, 1971 provides the decisive evidence for his conclusion.
www.kf.or.kr:8080 /eng/notice/notice_07_view.jsp?number=8551&page=11   (78 words)

  
 Baekje Cultural Tourism Belt - Hub Site
The popular Tomb of King Muryeong is the 7th tomb in the Songsan-ri Burial Mounds and it is the resting place for Baekje's 25th King Muryeong and his queen.
Tomb of King Muryeong was found to be unusual in the way it was built and what it contained.
some of the representative treasures are the crowns worn by the King and the Queen, gold decorations for the crowns, gold earrings, necklaces, bronze mirrors, pillows, and foot pillows.
www.baekjetour.net /eng/resort/resort01_01.asp   (191 words)

  
 Anti-Japanese sentiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the late Chosun dynasty, in the reign of king Gojong, Japan also took a lot of Korean rights by force, such as diplomacy rights by Eulsa Treaty.
Koreans, much like the Chinese, often feel betrayed by the Japanese when apologies are followed by contradictory actions (see Dokdo, Yasukuni Shrine, and Japanese history textbook controversies).
According to the Shoku Nihongi, Emperor Kammu's mother was a descendant of King Muryeong of Baekje, a Korean kingdom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Japanophobia   (4302 words)

  
 Emperor of Japan - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
According to the chronicles of Japan II (續日本紀), Emperor Kammu's mother(Takano-no niigasa) was a 200 year old descendant of King Muryeong of Baekje, Korea.
From the 1100s to 1868, the real power was in the hands of the shoguns, who nevertheless were in theory always given their authority through the emperor.
By the constitution of 1889, the emperor of Japan transferred a large part of his former powers as absolute monarch to the representatives of the people, but remained as head of the empire.
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 What to see in Korea - Central Area
The hiking trails of Mt. Gyeryongsan lead to two temples: Gapsa, which is famous for the changing colors of its maple trees in autumn, and Donghaksa, located on the eastern slope of the mountain.
Gongju's main attraction is its National Museum, which exhibits treasures from the 6th century tombs of king Muryeong.
Some 3,000 women of the Baekje court leapt to their deaths here of avoid dishonor at the hands of their enemies during the fall of the Baekje Kingdom.
www.uta.edu /student_orgs/ksa/HTMLDocs/ca.html   (802 words)

  
 Informat.io on Emperor Kammu
Kammu also sponsored the travels of the monks Saichō and Kūkai to China, from where they returned to found the Japanese branches of, respectively, Tendai and Shingon Buddhism.
According to the Shoku Nihongi, (続日本紀), Emperor Kammu's mother Yamato no Niigasa, later Takano no Niigasa, was a descendant of King Muryeong of Baekje, Korea.
Kammu was born before his father ascended to the throne.
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 King Seong of Baekje - Gurupedia
King Seong ruled Baekje from 523 to 554, during the Three Kingdoms period of the history of the Korean Peninsula.
538 from Baekje to Japan that brought an image of Shakyamuni and several
553 saw the culmination of a long Baekje campaign to regain the
www.gurupedia.com /k/ki/king_seong_of_baekje.htm   (180 words)

  
 Japan History : Ancient/Classical Japan
By the Nara period, from the establishment of the first fixed capital at Nara (later moved to Kyoto) in 710 until 1867, the emperors of the Yamato dynasty were the nominal rulers, but actual power was usually held at times by powerful court nobles, at times by regents, and at times by shoguns (military governors).
According to Shoku Nihongi, Emperor Kammu's mother Takano-no-Niigasa was a descendent of King Muryeong of Baekje.
In 710, Empress Gemmei moved the capital to Nara.
japan.twinisles.com /history/h002.php   (286 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Emperor of Japan
However, the genealogy beginning from the late 5th century can be regarded as reliable, thus meaning that the dynasty has continued at least some 1500 years.
The ruler of Japan was known as either ヤマト大王/大君 (yamato ōkimi, Great King of Yamato), 倭王/倭国王 (waō/wakokuō, King of Wa, used externally), or 治天下大王 (amenoshita shiroshimesu ōkimi or sumera no mikoto, Great King who rules all under heaven, used internally) in Japanese and Chinese sources prior to the 7th century.
The oldest documented use of the word "tennō" is on a wooden slat, or mokkan, that was unearthed in Asuka-mura, Nara Prefecture in 1998 and dated back to the reign of Emperor Tenji and Empress Jitō.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan   (4731 words)

  
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Comment Posted By Aki On 6.01.2006 @ 05:21
Mother of Emperor Kanmu (737-806) was a descendant of a King of Baekje.
This fact is well-known in Japan since it is described in a Japanese authentic history book, Shoku Nihongi, written in 767.
japundit.com /wp-stats.php?author=Aki   (463 words)

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