Buyeo Pung

Buyeo Pung (扶餘豊, 623 – 668) was a prince of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was son of the last king, Uija of Baekje. When Baekje fell to the Silla–Tang alliance in 660, he was a hostage who mortgaged the alliance of Baekje with Japan.[1] He was shortly unofficially proclaimed king.

In this Korean name, the family name is Buyeo.
Buyeo Pung
Hangul
부여풍
Hanja
扶餘豊
Revised RomanizationBuyeo Pung
McCune–ReischauerPuyŏ P'ung

He came back with a Japanese army and Yamato general Abe no Hirafu to revive the country. General Boksin of the Baekje revival forces gave him the title King Pungjang (풍장왕, 豊璋王). He joined forces with the Baekje resistance led by general Boksin. In 663, however, the Baekje resistance and Japan lost the Battle of Baekgang to the army of Tang and Silla, and Baekje collapsed. The prince fled to neighboring Goguryeo. When Goguryeo collapsed, he was captured by the Tang army and sent to southern China in exile. His later life is unknown.

One of his brothers, Zenkō (善光 or 禅広), settled in Japan and was given the family name Kudara no Konikishi (百濟王; king of Baekje) by the emperor of Japan.

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Notes
  1. Samguk Sagi (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. 王子扶餘豊 嘗質於倭國者 立之爲王
King Pungjang
Cadet branch of the House of Go
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Uija		 King of Baekje
660–663		 Annexed by Tang and Silla
Titles in pretence
Loss of title — TITULAR —
King of Baekje
663–677
Reason for succession failure:
Battle of Baekgang		 Succeeded by
Buyeo Yung



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