Baekje. Kyŏn Hwŏn is considered the progenitor of the Hwanggan Kyŏn clan. His sons, Sin-gŏm, Yang-gŏm, Yong-gŏm and Kŭm-gang, used the surname Kyŏn (or Chin)...

capital. Kyŏn Hwŏn then lost a battle at Geochang to a force led by Wang. Back at the Baekje capital, Kyŏn Hwŏn faced a rebellion led by his son Kyŏn Sin-gŏm...

was ruled by Kyŏn Hwŏn , and his personal style of rule played a key role in the kingdom's fate. After declaring himself king, Kyŏn Hwŏn took numerous...

Kyŏn Hwŏn and kill the anointed heir, their younger half-brother Kŭm-gang. The brothers placed Kyŏn Hwŏn in prison, but he was able to escape. Kyŏn Hwŏn...

deferentially received by his former archrival. In 936, upon Kyŏn Hwŏn's request, Taejo and Kyŏn Hwŏn conquered Later Baekje with an army of 87,500 soldiers...

and is remembered primarily as the father of Kyŏn Hwŏn, the founder and first king of Later Baekje. Some Kyŏn family lineages therefore claim him as their...

hands of Kyŏn Hwŏn himself, who later led the Goryeo armies alongside Taejo of Goryeo to capture Kyŏn Sin-gŏm, who had betrayed his father, Kyŏn Hwŏn, and...

Kyŏn Ae-bok, often referred as Lady Kyŏn in some historical sources, was the daughter of Kyŏn Hwŏn and wife of Pak Yŏng-gyu. The couple had a good-relationship...

Beomgong. Gyeongsun was placed on the throne by the Later Baekje king Kyŏn Hwŏn after the Hubaekje forces sacked Gyeongju in 927. The kingdom was already...

General Kyŏn Hwŏn founded Hubaekje (later Baekje), this area was the center of the country for about 50 years. In 936, during the Hubaekje rule of Kyŏn Sin-gŏm...

was cut off when Gyeongae of Silla was forced to commit suicide by King Kyŏn Hwŏn of Later Baekje. The reign of the Pak clan lasted only 15 years. After...

the people. Among those rebels, Kung Ye of the northwestern region and Kyŏn Hwŏn of the southwest gained more power. They defeated and absorbed many of...

northern and western provinces, as rebel warlords such as Kung Ye and Kyŏn Hwŏn rose to power. This period, known as the Later Three Kingdoms saw the...

Mi-ri (born 1965), South Korean actress Kyŏn Ae-bok, Korean princess Kyŏn Hwŏn (c. 867–936), Korean king Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (died 936), Korean king "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별...

Baekje. He was the son-in-law of its king, having married Kyŏn Hwŏn's daughter. When Kyŏn Hwŏn escaped to the rival kingdom of Goryeo after being overthrown...

to Japan. Gye of Baekje Hye of Baekje Jeonji of Baekje Jinsa of Baekje Kyŏn Hwŏn Mahan confederacy Mu of Baekje Munju of Baekje Muryeong of Baekje Neungsan-ri...

with that famed Korean mountain. The tenth-century Later Baekje king Kyŏn Hwŏn, who was born nearby, allegedly planned to build a palace on the slopes...

Geumgwan Gaya. Heo Seon-mun had assisted Taejo of Goryeo in his defeat of Kyŏn Hwŏn by offering resources. Korean clan names of foreign origin Books, L. L...

It may have originated as a commemoration of Wang Kŏn's victory over Kyŏn Hwŏn at the Battle of Gochang (Andong) in 930, near the end of the Later Three...

up against the waning kingdom. Later Baekje was founded by the general Kyŏn Hwŏn in 892, and its capital was established in Wansanju (modern Jeonju). The...

Silla was overwhelmed by Later Baekje forces under Kyŏn Hwŏn.[unreliable source?] When Kyŏn Hwŏn's army sacked Gyeongju in 927, they found Gyeongae partying...

also a part of the Hwanggan Kyeon clan, which makes her a descendant of Kyŏn Hwŏn, who was the first king of the Hubaekje kingdom, during the Later Three...

(Hanja: 金宣平) and Kwŏn Haeng (Hanja: 權幸), when Taejo of Goryeo fought Kyŏn Hwŏn of Later Baekje at the Battle of Pyeongsan. Chang Chŏng-p'il's ancestor...

city was once the capital of the Hubaekje Kingdom, which was founded by Kyŏn Hwŏn in the 900s. The city was regarded as the spiritual capital of the Joseon...

Kingdoms of Korea period, as Unified Silla collapsed. In 892, General Kyŏn Hwŏn established Later Baekje, based in Wansan (present-day Jeonju). Later...

regarded as the center of the military. In 892 (Jinseong of Silla 6), Kyŏn Hwŏn established the Later Baekje kingdom in Wanju, and the area remained part...

with 2,500 soldiers. The following year, when Kyŏn Hwŏn threatened Naju again, Wang Kŏn defeated Kyŏn Hwŏn's naval forces at the Naju port, and arrived at...

actress 765 – Pugu Huai'en, Chinese general during the Tang dynasty 936 – Kyŏn Hwŏn, king of Later Baekje (b. 867) 1111 – Vekenega, Croatian Benedictine abbess...

Chang Jori 창조리, Yeon Gaesomun 연개소문 Book 50. Later Kings. Kung Ye 궁예, Kyŏn Hwŏn 견훤 Portions of the work have appeared in various English language books...

Ziyarid ruler in Rey (modern Iran). March – King Kyŏn Hwŏn of Later Baekje is overthrown by his eldest son Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (who is crowned on November 15) and...