Kyon Singom

Kyŏn Singŏm (Korean: 견신검; Hanja: 甄神劍; ? – September 936,[1] r. 15 November 935 – 936[2]) was the second and final king of Hubaekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.[3] He came to the throne after conspiring with his two brothers, Yanggŏm and Yonggŏm, to overthrow their father Kyŏn Hwŏn and kill the anointed heir, their younger half-brother Kŭmgang.[4][5]

Kyŏn Singŏm
Crown Prince Gyeonseong
(왕태자 견성, 王太子 甄成)
King of Later Baekje
Reign15 November 935 – 936
Coronation15 November 935
PredecessorKyŏn Hwŏn
SuccessorDynasty abolished
(Taejo of Goryeo as the first King of Goryeo)
Died936
Kingdom of Goryeo
Era name and dates
Jeonggae (정개, 正開): 900–936
HouseHouse of Kyon (Hwanggan Kyon clan)
FatherKyon Hwon
MotherLady Sangwon
ReligionBuddhism
Kyon Singom
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGyeon Singeom
McCune–ReischauerKyŏn Sin'gŏm

The brothers placed Kyon Hwon in prison, but he was able to escape. Kyon Hwon led the Goryeo army against them in 936 AD at present-day Seonsan in Gumi city, destroying Kyon Singom's army.[6][7]

King Taejo of Goryeo deemed that the plot was the work of Kyon Singom's brothers, and granted Kyon Singom a noble title. Accounts vary as to whether Yanggom and Yonggom were sent into exile or slain.

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References

  1. In Lunar calendar.
  2. In Lunar calendar, he reigned on 17 October 935 – September 936.
  3. Kang, Jae-eun. The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Homa & Sekey. p. 72.
  4. Iryon; Iryŏn (2006). Overlooked Historical Records of the Three Korean Kingdoms. Seoul, South Korea: Jimoondang. p. 145. ISBN 978-89-88095-94-2.
  5. Hwang, Kyung Moon (2017) [2010]. A History of Korea. Palgrave Essential Histories (2nd ed.). London and New York: Macmillan International Higher Education. pp. 28–31. ISBN 978-1-137-57359-9.
  6. Korea National University of Education (2008). Atlas of Korean History. Singapore: Stallion Press. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-981-08-0785-6.
  7. Kang, Chae-ŏn; Kang, Jae-eun (2006). The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Translated by Lee, Suzanne. Paramus, NJ: Homa & Sekey Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-931907-37-8.


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