Baekje

Proper noun

Meaning

A former kingdom in Korean Peninsula, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea (18 BCE – 660 C.E.).

(historical) An ancient language spoken in that kingdom.

Examples

10s BC * 19 BC : Conclusion of major fighting in the Cantabrian Wars marks the end of the Roman conquest of Hispania * 18 BC : Baekje is founded in midwestern Korea (traditional date according to Samguk Sagi). Source: Internet

After the ruin of Baekje, Japan invited scholars from China to learn more of the Chinese writing system. Source: Internet

Baekje acquired Chinese culture and technology through maritime contacts with the Southern Dynasties during the expansion of its territory. Source: Internet

However, Yamato Japan and Baekje had been long-standing and very close allies. Source: Internet

Other aspects of culture were also transmitted when the Baekje court retreated to Japan after Baekje was conquered. Source: Internet

The three kingdoms competed with each other both economically and militarily; Goguryeo and Baekje were the more powerful states for much of the three kingdoms era. Source: Internet

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