Ch'ŏngmasansŏng
| Ch'ŏngmasansŏng | |
|---|---|
 Part of the fortress's ruins (2010) | |
| Location | Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea |
| Coordinates | 36°16′45.001″N 126°58′18.998″E / 36.27916694°N 126.97194389°E |
| Designated | 1963-01-21 |
| Reference no. | 34 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 청마산성 |
| Hanja | 靑馬山城 |
| Revised Romanization | Cheongmasanseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏngmasansŏng |
Ch'ŏngmasansŏng (Korean: 청마산성; Hanja: 靑馬山城; RR: Cheongmasanseong) was a Korean fortress of Baekje in what is now Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, it was designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 34.[1][2]
It is located on the mountain Wolmyeongsan. It was constructed in the late Baekje period, and used to defend the capital Sabi. It was the largest and finest of Baekje's fortresses.[1] It had a circumference of 9,277 m (30,436 ft). A number of former sites of its facilities are known, including 10 gates, 36 guard posts, 17 wells, and 14 tombs.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cheongmasanseong Fortress, Buyeo". Korea Heritage Service. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ a b 성, 정용, 부여 청마산성 (扶餘 靑馬山城), Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2025-02-12
External links
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