English · 역사는 살아있다 ·
[History Is Alive - Baekje Edition] Episode 20: Uija-wang, Haedong Jeungja or the Monarch Who Lost His Kingdom?
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- This historical series article examines why King Uija-wang of Baekje is remembered as the monarch who lost his kingdom in 660, despite being praised as 'Haedong Jeungja' early in his reign.
- The victory at Daeyaseong in 642 led to Kim Chunchu's Na-Dang Alliance, and in 660 Hwangsanbeol and Sabiseong fell, destroying Baekje.
- Theories of misgovernment in the latter part of his reign contend with a reassessment that points to the overwhelming troop strength of the Na-Dang Alliance, and the academic consensus holds that the story of the 'three thousand court ladies' is a literary exaggeration.
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Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [역사는 살아있다 – 백제 편] 제20화: 의자왕, 해동증자인가 망국의 군주인가
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