@article{ART003388310},
author={Song Young-Dae},
title={Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2026},
number={140},
pages={317-353}
TY - JOUR
AU - Song Young-Dae
TI - Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response
JO - military history
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 140
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 317
EP - 353
SN - 1598-317X
AB - This study interprets Later Baekje’s September 932 raid on the Yeseong River and its attack on Daeudo the following month as successive phases of a maritime offensive, and examines Goryeo’s response. The Yeseong River–Gyeonggi Bay waterway linked Gaeseong with the West Sea. Its ports served overseas exchange and diplomatic missions in peacetime but could provide hostile fleets with access to Goryeo’s capital region in wartime.
In September, Later Baekje’s navy entered the Yeseong River, burned 100 ships at Yeomju, Baekju, and Jeongju, and seized 300 horses from Jeosando. These areas may have served as concentration points for Goryeo ships and as maritime operational bases. The raid therefore targeted not merely coastal settlements but the maritime infrastructure and military resources of Goryeo’s capital region. The Balseong record also suggests that it threatened Gaeseong’s outer defenses.
The October attack on Daeudo was a follow-up offensive. Its location should be reconsidered within the central waters of the West Sea, including Gyeonggi Bay. Yu Geom-pil responded by recruiting able-bodied men on Gokdo and Poeuldo and repairing warships. His 935 campaign in Naju demonstrates Goryeo’s recovery of maritime operational capacity in southwestern waters; the restored Naju route was later used in Jin Hwon’s defection to Goryeo.
Ultimately, Later Baekje’s 932 offensive sought to reverse its unfavorable position after the Battle of Gochang. It struck Goryeo’s maritime infrastructure but failed to secure lasting maritime superiority, while Goryeo rebuilt its defenses and restored the Naju route.
KW - Yeseong River raid;attack on Daeudo;Later Baekje maritime strategy;Goryeo navy;Gyeonggi Bay waterways;Naju maritime route;Yu Geom-pil;Later Three Kingdoms unification war
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Song Young-Dae. (2026). Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response. military history, 140, 317-353.
Song Young-Dae. 2026, "Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response", military history, no.140, pp.317-353.
Song Young-Dae "Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response" military history 140 pp.317-353 (2026) : 317.
Song Young-Dae. Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response. 2026; 140 : 317-353.
Song Young-Dae. "Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response" military history no.140(2026) : 317-353.
Song Young-Dae. Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response. military history, 140, 317-353.
Song Young-Dae. Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response. military history. 2026; 140 317-353.
Song Young-Dae. Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response. 2026; 140 : 317-353.
Song Young-Dae. "Later Baekje’s Maritime Offensive in 932 and Goryeo’s Response" military history no.140(2026) : 317-353.
