Baekjae

Baekje
백제 (百濟)
18 BCE–660 CE
Baekje at its height in 375.
Capital		Wirye (18 BC – 475 AD) Ungjin (476–538) Sabi (538–660)
Languages		Baekje language (Koreanic)
Religion		Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shamanism
Government		Monarchy
King
•	18 BCE – 28 CE	Onjo (first)
•	346–375	Geunchogo
•	523–554	Seong
•	600–641	Mu
•	641–660	Uija (last)
Historical era		Ancient
•	Establishment	18 BCE
•	Campaigns of King Geunchogo	346–375
•	Introduction of Buddhism	385
•	Fall of Sabi	July 18, 660 CE
Population
•	7th century est.	est. 761,500
Preceded by Succeeded by Buyeo Goguryeo Mahan confederacy Unified Silla
Today part of		South Korea  North Korea

Baekje (백제; 百濟; [pɛk̚.t͈ɕe]; 18 BC – 660 AD) was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla.

Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jumong and So Seo-no, at Wiryeseong (present-day southern Seoul). Baekje, like Goguryeo, claimed to succeed Buyeo, a state established in present-day Manchuria around the time of Gojoseon's fall.

Baekje alternately battled and allied with Goguryeo and Silla as the three kingdoms expanded control over the peninsula. At its peak in the 4th century, Baekje controlled most of the western Korean peninsula, as far north as Pyongyang, and may have even held territories in China, such as in Liaoxi, though this view is controversial. It became a significant regional sea power, with political and trade relations with China and Japan.

Baekje was a great maritime power; its nautical skill, which made it the Phoenicia of East Asia, was instrumental in the dissemination of Buddhism throughout East Asia and continental culture to Japan.

In 660 it was defeated, by an alliance of Silla and the Chinese Tang Dynasty, and submitted to Unified Silla.

Baekje was founded in 18 BC by King Onjo, who led a group of people from Goguryeo south to the Han River basin. According to the Chinese Records of the Three Kingdoms, during the Samhan period, one of the chiefdoms of the Mahan confederacy was called Baekje.