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Boksin (?-
663) was a military leader of the Korean kingdom of
Baekje. He is remembered primarily as a leader of a movement for the restoration of Baekje after the kingdom fell in
660. He was the nephew of
King Mu and thus also the cousin of
King Uija, Baekje's last recognized king.
In 660, Baekje was attacked by the allied armies of
Silla and
Tang Dynasty China. The capital, Sabi, was taken, but Boksin resisted near modern-day
Yesan. After King Uija's surrender to Tang, Boksin and the monk
Dochim kindled a restoration movement. They sent for the prince
Buyeo Pung, who had been living as a hostage in
Yamato period Japan, an important Baekje ally. With some Japanese aid, they gathered the remnants of the Baekje army and launched a series of attacks on the Silla-Tang forces.
In 663, Silla and Tang counterattacked, and besieged the restoration movement at a fortress known as Juryu Castle (주류성/周留城). At this point Boksin appears to have betrayed the restoration movement. He had Dochim killed and sought to slay Prince Pung as well. However, Pung killed him first, and fled to
Goguryeo. The restoration movement was destroyed shortly thereafter at the
Battle of Baekgang.
The location of Juryu Castle, at which Boksin's life came to an end, is now generally believed to be
Ugeumam Mountain Fortress in
Buan County,
North Jeolla.
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Rites to propitiate the spirits of Boksin and Dochim are still held annually at the village of
Eunsan-ri in
Buyeo County, near the ancient Baekje capital.
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