Yeon Sin (? – 478) was a noble of

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jum ...

, one of the

Three Kingdoms of Korea Samhan or the Three Kingdoms of Korea () refers to the three kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려, 高句麗), Baekje (백제, 百濟), and Silla (신라, 新羅). Goguryeo was later known as Goryeo (고려, 高麗), from which the modern name ''Kor ...

. He was a member of the Yeon clan (燕氏), one of the "

Great Eight Families The Great Eight Families (, ) were eight noble families of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. They were the most powerful of the noble families and had been comrades in arms with the founding monarch Onjo of Baekje. They reached the pi ...

" (''Daeseongpaljok'', 大姓八族). He held the position of Eunsol (恩率: 3rd official rank). He rebelled against the 23rd king,

Samgeun of Baekje Samgeun of Baekje (465–479) (r. 477–479) was the 23rd king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'', he was the eldest son of the 22nd king Munju. Background In 475, the northern Korean kingdom ...

. Yeon Sin is the first person of the Yeon clan (燕氏) to show up in the ''

Samguk Sagi ''Samguk Sagi'' (, ''History of the Three Kingdoms'') is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The ''Samguk Sagi'' is written in Classical Chinese, the written language of the literati of ancient Korea, ...

''. After the 22nd king,

Munju of Baekje Munju of Baekje (?–477, r. 475–477Il-yeon: ''Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea'', translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book Two, page 120. Silk Pagoda (2006). ) was the 22nd king of Baekje, on ...

was assassinated in 477 by

Hae Gu Hae Gu (? – 478) was a noble of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was a member of the Hae clan (解氏), one of the "Great Eight Families" (''Daeseongpaljok'', 大姓八族). He held the position of Minister of Defense (''Byeong'gw ...

, the 13 year old son of Munju,

was crowned. Since he was not fit to oversee the military, the armies continued to be overseen by General Hae Gu, who maintained actual political control. In January, 478, Hae Gu made common cause with rebels based in Daedu Fortress led by Yeon Sin. Samgeun first sent the noble, the ''Sahei'' (佐平: 1st official rank) Jin Nam to capture the castle with 2,000 men, but he failed. He then sent the ''Dalsol'' (德率: 4th official rank) Jin Ro, who defeated the rebels with 500 men, whereupon Yeon Sin fled to Goguryeo. With this event, the

Jin clan The was a powerful noble clan of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Baekje They were one of the "Great Eight Families" (''Daeseongpaljok'', 大姓八族) of Baekje: (Sa (沙氏), Yeon (燕氏), Hyeop (劦氏), Hae (解氏), Jin (眞氏) ...

gained great strength in Baekje. Hae Gu was captured and executed.Samguk Sagi, scroll 25 Yeon Sin was later beheaded in the market square.

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, Wontack. (1994). ''Paekche of Korea and the Origin of Yamato Japan''. Seoul: Kudara International. * http://gias.snu.ac.kr/wthong/ * http://www.himemiko.info/2006/01/ * http://www.kansai.gr.jp/culture_e/ibunka/monuments/siga/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Sin, Yeon Year of birth unknown 478 deaths Baekje people History of Korea

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