Kyŏn Sin'gŏm

In this Korean name, the family name is Kyŏn.

Kyŏn Sin'gŏm
King of Later Baekje
Reign	15 November 935 – 936
Coronation	15 November 935
Predecessor	Kyŏn Hwŏn
Successor	Dynasty abolished (Taejo of Goryeo as the first King of Goryeo)
Died	936 Goryeo
Era name and dates Jeonggae (정개; 正開): 900–936
House	Kyŏn
Father	Kyŏn Hwŏn
Mother	Lady Sangwon
Religion	Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul	견신검
Hanja	甄神劍
RR	Gyeon Singeom
MR	Kyŏn Sin'gŏm

Kyŏn Sin'gŏm (Korean: 견신검; Hanja: 甄神劍; ? – September 936,^[a] r. 15 November 935 – 936^[b]) was the second and final king of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.^[1] He came to the throne after conspiring with his two brothers, Yanggŏm and Yonggŏm, to overthrow their father Kyŏn Hwŏn and kill the anointed heir, their younger half-brother Kŭmgang.^[2][3]

The brothers placed Kyŏn Hwŏn in prison, but he was able to escape. Kyŏn Hwŏn led the Goryeo army against them in 936 AD at present-day Seonsan in Gumi, destroying Kyŏn Sin'gŏm's army.^[4][5]

King Taejo of Goryeo deemed that the plot was the work of Kyŏn Sin'gŏm's brothers, and granted Kyŏn Sin'gŏm a noble title. Accounts vary as to whether Yanggŏm and Yonggŏm were sent into exile or slain.

See also

• History of Korea

Notes

1. In the Korean calendar (lunisolar).
2. In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), he reigned on 17 October 935 – September 936.

References

1. Kang, Jae-eun. The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Homa & Sekey. p. 72.
2. Iryon; Iryŏn (2006). Overlooked Historical Records of the Three Korean Kingdoms. Seoul, South Korea: Jimoondang. p. 145. ISBN 978-89-88095-94-2.
3. Hwang, Kyung Moon (2017) [2010]. A History of Korea. Palgrave Essential Histories (2nd ed.). London and New York: Macmillan International Higher Education. pp. 28–31. ISBN 978-1-137-57359-9.
4. Korea National University of Education (2008). Atlas of Korean History. Singapore: Stallion Press. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-981-08-0785-6.
5. Kang, Chae-ŏn; Kang, Jae-eun (2006). The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Translated by Lee, Suzanne. Paramus, NJ: Homa & Sekey Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-931907-37-8.

Kyŏn Sin'gŏm House of Kyŏn  Died: 936
Regnal titles
Preceded by Kyŏn Hwŏn	King of Later Baekje 935–936	Succeeded by none