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King Bunseo of Baekje - Definition and Overview

King Bunseo of Baekje
Korean Name
Revised Romanization Bunseo-wang
McCune-Reischauer Punsŏ-wang
Hangul 분서왕
Hanja 汾西王

King Bunseo of Baekje (?-304, r. 298-304) was the 10th king of the Korean Baekje kingdom, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He continued to wage war against the Chinese Lelang commandery whose forces had killed his father, King Chaekgye.

In 304 he captured a western district of the Lelang commandery. According to the Samguk Sagi, the governor of the commandery thereupon sent an assassin who poisoned him.

See also

Preceded by:
King Chaekgye

Kings of Baekje

Succeeded by:
King Biryu

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