@article{ART003251266},
author={Jaegwang Kang},
title={Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2025},
number={136},
pages={81-117}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jaegwang Kang
TI - Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259
JO - military history
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 136
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 81
EP - 117
SN - 1598-317X
AB - According to the maps of the late Joseon Dynasty, 『Dongyeodo(東輿圖)』, 『Daedongyeojido(大東輿地圖)』, and 『Daedongbangyeojedo(大東方輿全圖)』, Seongju(成州) Kiamseong (岐巖城) was a stone castle located on the left side of Dumi Mountain(頭尾山) in Samgi-myeon(三岐面: now Samdeokmyeon( 三德面), Seongcheon-gun(成川郡), Pyeongannamdo, North Korea). The Battle against Mongol army took place in January 1259 (the 46th year of King Gojong’s reign), and the troop of Yabyeolcho(夜別抄) and Seongju people cooperated with each other to defeat a Mongol army unit that is believed to have been led by a Mongol general, Bopadae(甫波大). The Battle of Kiamseong was the last victory of Goryeo in Bukkye (北界) at the end of the 6th invasion of Mongolia (1254-1259) and the only victory of the military, government, and people in cooperation. A unit of Yabyeolcho was already dispatched to Kiamseong in 1258, and Jiyu(指諭) of Yabyeolcho, who is believed to have acted as a Banghobyulgam(防護別監), commanded the soldiers of Yabyeolcho(about 200 soldiers) and the people of Seongju to repel the Mongol cavalry.
The main reason for the victory of the Battle of Kiamseong was that the Kiamseong Fortress was surrounded by the Biryu River(沸流江) and Gijanghucheon River and was located in a relatively rugged mountainous area, which was advantageous for defending the enemy, that Yabyeolcho, the best military force of Goryeo, was involved in the battle, and that the castle residents’ fighting capabilities, which had never been invaded by Mongol forces until the 5th invasion of Mongol, were maintained until 1259. As a result of the victory of this battle, the Mongol army stationed in Bukkye no longer attacked various fortresses in the Northern Territories of Goryeo, and the the peace negotiations between Goryeo and Mongol on the condition of Taejachinjo(太子親朝) were accelerated, eventually contributing to the conclusion of the peace negotiations toward Mongol in April 1259.
KW - Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城);Kiamseong battle;『Dongyeodo;(東輿圖)』;『Daedongyeojido(大東輿地圖)』;『Daedongbangyeojedo;(大東方輿全圖)』;Yabyeolcho(夜別抄);Jiyu(指諭) of Yabyeolcho;;Bopadae(甫波大);Taejachinjo(太子親朝);the peace negotiations;toward Mongol
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Jaegwang Kang. (2025). Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259. military history, 136, 81-117.
Jaegwang Kang. 2025, "Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259", military history, no.136, pp.81-117.
Jaegwang Kang "Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259" military history 136 pp.81-117 (2025) : 81.
Jaegwang Kang. Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259. 2025; 136 : 81-117.
Jaegwang Kang. "Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259" military history no.136(2025) : 81-117.
Jaegwang Kang. Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259. military history, 136, 81-117.
Jaegwang Kang. Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259. military history. 2025; 136 81-117.
Jaegwang Kang. Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259. 2025; 136 : 81-117.
Jaegwang Kang. "Historical Characteristics of the Victory of Seongju(成州) Kiamseong(岐巖城) Battle in Bukkye(北界) Province in 1259" military history no.136(2025) : 81-117.
