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History Lives - Baekje Edition: Episode 5: Fall of Hanseong - Wirye-seong Falls After Seven Days

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  1. In 475, Goguryeo King Jangsu-wang besieged Baekje's capital Wirye-seong (Hanseong) with 30,000 troops and captured it within seven days; King Gaero-wang was executed.
  2. The royal capital in the Songpa-gu district of Seoul, where Pungnap Toseong and Mongchon Toseong are identified as the northern and southern fortresses, was burned, and King Munju-wang moved the court to Ungjin in October that year.
  3. Episode 5 of this series examines how Baekje endured after the fall of Hanseong by relocating its capital to the more easily defended Ungjin, and the next episode, Episode 6, will cover the move to Ungjin.

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History Lives - Baekje Edition: Episode 5: Fall of Hanseong - Wirye-seong Falls After Seven Days

Official translation → Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [역사는 살아있다 – 백제 편] 제5화: 한성 함락 – 칠일 만에 무너진 위례성

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