Seong of Baekje

King Seong
聖王
성왕
Guze Kannon is a statue made in the image of King Seong[1] in the Korean style.[2]
King of Baekje
Reign523–554
Coronation523
PredecessorMuryeong of Baekje
SuccessorWideok of Baekje
Born504?
Baekje
Died554
Baekje Gwansanseong
Posthumous name
King Seong (聖王, 성왕)
FatherMuryeong of Baekje
MotherGrand Lady
Seong of Baekje
Hangul
성왕, 명왕, 성명왕
Hanja
聖王, 明王, 聖明王
Revised RomanizationSeong-wang, Myeong-wang, Seongmyeong-wang
McCune–ReischauerSŏng-wang, Myŏng-wang, Sŏngmyŏng-wang
Birth name
Hangul
명농
Hanja
明襛
Revised RomanizationMyeongnong
McCune–ReischauerMyŏngnong
Monarchs of Korea
Baekje
  1. Onjo 18 BCE–28 CE
  2. Daru 28–77
  3. Giru 77–128
  4. Gaeru 128–166
  5. Chogo 166–214
  6. Gusu 214–234
  7. Saban 234
  8. Goi 234–286
  9. Chaekgye 286–298
  10. Bunseo 298–304
  11. Biryu 304–344
  12. Gye 344–346
  13. Geunchogo 346–375
  14. Geungusu 375–384
  15. Chimnyu 384–385
  16. Jinsa 385–392
  17. Asin 392–405
  18. Jeonji 405–420
  19. Guisin 420–427
  20. Biyu 427–455
  21. Gaero 455–475
  22. Munju 475–477
  23. Samgeun 477–479
  24. Dongseong 479–501
  25. Muryeong 501–523
  26. Seong 523–554
  27. Wideok 554–598
  28. Hye 598–599
  29. Beop 599–600
  30. Mu 600–641
  31. Uija 641–660

Seong of Baekje (also Holy King, 504?-554) (r. 523–554) was the 26th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was a son of Muryeong of Baekje and is best known for making Buddhism the state religion, moving the national capital to Sabi (present-day Buyeo County), and reclaiming the center of the Korean Peninsula. His demise eventually came at the hands of an ally who betrayed him. The name Seong translates as 'The Holy.'

  1. ^ 聖冏抄 ... 故威德王恋慕父王状所造顕之尊像 即救世観音像是也
  2. ^ Evelyn McCune. The arts of Korea: an illustrated history. C. E. Tuttle Co., 1962