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Busosanseong Fortress and Nakhwaam Rock, Buyeo

Fortress / Capital Fortress · Buyeo, Chungnam

A fortress capital of the Sabi period of Baekje located on Mount Busosan in Buyeo, Chungcheongnam-do, this mountain fortress guarded the last capital of Baekje. Within the fortress remain the sites of military granaries and pavilions, and Nakhwaam is a place imbued with the legend that, at the fall of Baekje, court ladies threw themselves into the river. It is a site where the glory and tragedy of King Uija and the Baekje restoration are entwined together. It is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Baekje Historic Areas.

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King Uija

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