King Muryŏng’s Ascension to the Throne
Journal Title: International Journal of Korean History - Year 2004, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
King Muryŏng was able to use the opportunity - the assassination of King Tongsŏng - to ascend to the throne of Paekje at the age of 40. While Muryŏng was the rightful heir to the throne from birth, the process through which he was finally able to ascend to the throne was fraught with many dramatic turmoil rivaled only by the background to his birth. The writer has already published a paper on the background of King Muryŏng’s birth1, where I argued that Muryŏng was born on an island now known as Kakarashima in Saga Prefecture; Kinshachi-jo while Konji was on his way to Japan in 462. Moreover, I expressed my support for the argument found in the Nihon Shoki (Chronicle of Japan) that Muryŏng was not the son of Konji as people believed, but rather the progeny of King Kaero. While these assertions were not new in themselves, I attempted to use them as the fundamentals with which to further delve into the veil of controversy, surrounding the background of Muryŏng in order to develop my own interpretation.
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Yong-Hyuk Yoon
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