Later Baekje

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Later Baekje 후백제 (後百濟) Hubaekje 백제 (百濟) Baekje
892–936
Later Baekje (in green) in 915.
Capital	Wansanju
Common languages	Old Korean, Classical Chinese (literary)
Religion	Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shamanism
Government	Monarchy
King
• 892–935	Kyŏn Hwŏn (first)
• 935–936	Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (last)
History
• Establishment	892
• Fall	936
Preceded by Succeeded by Unified Silla Goryeo Dynasty
Today part of	South Korea

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Later Baekje (Korean: 후백제; Hanja: 後百濟; RR: Hubekje, Korean pronunciation: [hu.bɛk̚.t͈ɕe]) was one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Taebong and Silla. Later Baekje was a Korean dynastic kingdom founded by the disaffected Silla general Kyŏn Hwŏn in 900, whom led the local gentry and populace that were in large Baekje descent holding onto their collective consciousness until the twilight days of Later Silla.^[1] With the former Silla general declaring the revival of the Baekje kingdom of old, the Baekje refugees from the old territories and a portion of the Rank Six Nobility from Silla seeking the opportunity of rising up the ranks gathered under his leadership.^[2] Led by the charismatic and capable Kyŏn Hwŏn who was also a competent field commander, Later Baekje in its early days was advantageous in the power game against the newly found kingdom Goryeo and the declining Silla. However, despite its fertile territories in the Jeolla Province and capable military prowess, it eventually fell to Wang Kŏn's Goryeo army in 936 due to political strife and Kyŏn Hwŏn 's defection towards Goryeo. Its capital was at Jeonju, in present-day North Jeolla province.^[3]