Baekje
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Was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla.
Establishment
January 17 BC: Baekje was founded in 18 BC by King Onjo, who led a group of people from Goguryeo south to the Han River basin.
Chronology
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Was a war fought in Korea between Baekje and the allied forces of Tang China and Silla between 660 and 663.
April 660: In 660, he sent a Tang army towards Baekje to further relieve Silla.
July 660: In 660, the coalition troops of Silla and Tang of China attacked Baekje, which was then allied with Goguryeo. A heavily outmanned army led by General Gyebaek was defeated in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol near Nonsan. The capital Sabi fell almost immediately thereafter, resulting in the annexation of Baekje by Silla.
January 250: In 249, according to the ancient Japanese text Nihonshoki, Baekje's expansion reached the Gaya confederacy to its east, around the Nakdong River valley.
January 372: King Geunchogo of Baekje (346-375) was a powerful ruler who successfully expanded his kingdom's territory through military conquests. In 371, Baekje achieved a significant victory over Goguryeo at Pyongyang, further solidifying their control over western Korea.
January 376: Baekje annexed the remaining Mahan societies in the south.
January 396: In 395 Goguryeo ruler Gwanggaeto made an excursion to invade the Khitan Baili clan to the west on the Liao River.
January 469: Jangsu was the king of Goguryeo Kingdom, a powerful state in ancient Korea. Silla was a neighboring kingdom that Jangsu invaded in 468, successfully expanding his territory into parts of Gangwon Province.
January 554: In 551 AD, Baekje and Silla entered into an alliance to attack Goguryeo and conquer the Han River valley, an important strategic area close to the center of the peninsula and a very rich agricultural region. After Baekje exhausted themselves with a series of costly assaults on Goguryeo fortifications, Silla troops, arriving on the pretense of offering assistance, attacked and took possession of the entire Han River valley in 553.
Disestablishment
April 660: In 660, he sent a Tang army towards Baekje to further relieve Silla.
July 660: In 660, the coalition troops of Silla and Tang of China attacked Baekje, which was then allied with Goguryeo. A heavily outmanned army led by General Gyebaek was defeated in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol near Nonsan. The capital Sabi fell almost immediately thereafter, resulting in the annexation of Baekje by Silla.
