Buyeo Ubok Explained

Hangul:	부여우복
Hanja:	扶餘優福
Rr:	Puyŏ U-pok
Mr:	Buyeo Ubok

Buyeo Ubok (扶餘優福, ? – ?) a member of the royal family of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was a son of descendant of the 6th king, Gusu of Baekje.^[1]

The Samguk Sagi records:

In 321 he was appointed Minister of the Interior (Naeshinjoapyung, 內臣佐平).

In 327 he started a rebellion against his "half-brother" Biryu and took control of the fortresses north of the Han River. The king dispatched soldiers to attack him and the rebellion was stopped.^[2]

Family

• Father: Gusu of Baekje - this is controversial but he is at least a descendant of Gusu.
• Mother: unknown
  • Brother: Buyeo Sai (扶餘沙伊, ?–234) - first son, 7th King of Baekje, Saban of Baekje.
  • Brother: Buyeo Biryu (扶餘比流, ?–344) - 11th King of Baekje, Biryu of Baekje; recorded as son of Gusu in the Samguk Sagi but because of date discrepancies scholars now believe he was a grandson of Gusu.
  • Wife: unknown
    • Children: unknown

References

• Hong, Wontack. (1994). Paekche of Korea and the Origin of Yamato Japan. Seoul: Kudara International.
• http://gias.snu.ac.kr/wthong/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080827190959/http://www.himemiko.info/2006/01/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071113135549/http://www.kansai.gr.jp/culture_e/ibunka/monuments/siga/index.html

See also

• History of Korea
• Three Kingdoms of Korea

Notes and References

1. Park, Hyun Sook, «백제의중앙과지방»(Central area and regions of Baekje), p. 71, Juryuseong, 2005,
2. Samguk Sagi, Scroll 24