Heukchi Sangji
Heukchi Sangji | |
Hangul | 흑치상지 |
---|---|
Hanja | 黑齒常之 |
Revised Romanization | Heukchi Sangji |
McCune–Reischauer | Hŭkch'i Sangji |
Heukchi Sangji (黑齒常之, 630 – 689),
Background
In 1929 the tomb of Heukchi Sangji was discovered and excavated in
Baekje Revival Movement
In 660 a coalition of about 180,000 men of the
In 663, Silla and Tang counterattacked, and besieged the restoration movement at a fortress known as Juryu Castle (주류성/周留城).At this point Boksin appears to have betrayed the restoration movement. He had Dochim killed and sought to slay Prince Pung as well. However, Pung killed him first, and fled to Goguryeo. The restoration movement was destroyed shortly thereafter at the Battle of Baekgang. During this battle his follower Yong Sak betrayed him for the Tang but Heukchi Sangji kept marching onward defeating several Chinese armies. He surrendered and the Tang appointed him as the Outer General of the Lieutenant's Army and the Yangju Citizen of the Lieutenant's Army.
General of Tang
In 687, when
Death
But Heukichi and his patron General Zhao felt out of favour from Wu Zetian and the two was sentenced to prison when they were slandered against. Finally, he came to be in chains and sentenced to death in 689.
In popular culture
From 1939 to 1940, Korean writer Hyun Jin-geon wrote a historic novel called Heukchi Sangji,which was a novel created to elevate national sentiments against the Japanese colonial times.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Book of Zhou
- ^ Samguk Sagi
- ^ Hong, Wontack (2012). Massive Influx of the Paekche People from the Korean Peninsula. pp. 4–5.
- ^ Samguk Sagi, Scroll 28
- ^ "흑치상지(黑齒常知)" (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-01-28.