Kyŏn Sin-gŏm | |
Succession: | King of Later Baekje |
Reign: | 15 November 935 – 936 |
Coronation: | 15 November 935 |
Predecessor: | Kyŏn Hwŏn |
Successor: | Dynasty abolished (Taejo of Goryeo as the first King of Goryeo) |
Death Date: | 936 |
Death Place: | Goryeo |
Era Name: | Jeonggae (정개, 正開) |
Era Dates: | 900–936 |
Royal House: | Kyŏn |
Father: | Kyŏn Hwŏn |
Mother: | Lady Sangwon |
Religion: | Buddhism |
Hangul: | 견신검 |
Rr: | Gyeon Singeom |
Mr: | Kyŏn Sin'gŏm |
Kyŏn Sin-gŏm (; ? – September 936,[1] r. 15 November 935 – 936[2]) was the second and final king of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.[3] He came to the throne after conspiring with his two brothers, Yang-gŏm and Yong-gŏm, to overthrow their father Kyŏn Hwŏn and kill the anointed heir, their younger half-brother Kŭm-gang.[4] [5]
The brothers placed Kyŏn Hwŏn in prison, but he was able to escape. Kyŏn Hwŏn led the Goryeo army against them in 936 AD at present-day Seonsan in Gumi city, destroying Kyŏn Sin-gŏm's army.[6] [7]
King Taejo of Goryeo deemed that the plot was the work of Kyŏn Sin-gŏm's brothers, and granted Kyŏn Sin-gŏm a noble title. Accounts vary as to whether Yang-gŏm and Yong-gŏm were sent into exile or slain.