충주

Region: Korean Peninsula · Coordinates: 36.971, 127.932 · 4 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
AD 661Samguk Yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms)He passed through Bukwon-gyeong (today's Chungju).
AD 900Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms)Cheonggil and Sin Hwon, leaders in Gukwon, Cheongju and Goyang, surrendered their fortresses to Gung Ye.
AD 1255Goryeosa (History of Goryeo)When the Mongol army crosses Daewon Pass, Chungju sends out elite troops and kills more than a thousand.
AD 1256Goryeosa (History of Goryeo)The Mongol army enters Chungju, massacres the walled town, and attacks the mountain fortress; the officials, the weak and the old flee to the shrine on Woraksan.
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