The Battle of Maeso () was a battle between

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...

and

Tang Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Tang (drink mix) Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...

forces in the

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. On September 29, 675, a confrontation occurred between a Silla forces under the command of

Kim Wonsul Gim Won-sul (김원술, 金元述, before 660-675?), also known as Kim Won-sul was a second son of the Silla General Gim Yu-sin, and served under Silla's 30th ruler, King Munmu, and played a major role in defending the kingdom against Tang China's ...

and a Tang forces under

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. South Korean history books claim killed 6,047 cavalry of Tang and captures 30,380 horses and weapons of about 30,000. 신편한국사

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Wars involving Silla Battles involving the Tang dynasty History of Gyeonggi Province {{Korea-stub