Wiryeseong
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| Wiryeseong | |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul: |
위례성
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| Hanja: |
慰禮城
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| Revised Romanization: | Wiryeseong |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Wiryesŏng |
Wiryeseong was the name of two early capitals of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. The location of Wiryeseong is still disputed among Seoul, Asan and Liaodong[1]. According to the 12th century Korean history, the Samguk Sagi, the founders of Baekje, Onjo built Wiryeseong in 18 BCE, and Biryu bulit a new state, Michuhol, in the west of Wiryeseong. After sometime, Biryu had recognized that the Michuhol is not good place to live so that he moved to Wiryeseong with his people due to the salinity. When Biryu had joined with Onjo, the name of state is changed from Sipje to Baekje. After that, Onjo had futher moved to the south because Malgal was located at the north and Nangnang was located at the east.
The former Wiryeseong is called Habuk (north of the river) Wiryeseong and the latter is called Hanam (south of the river) Wiryeseong. The earthen walls of Pungnap Toseong in Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province just outside Seoul are believed by many to be the remains of Hanam Wiryeseong.
