Guze Kannon is a statue made in the image of King Seong[1] in the Korean style.[2]
King of Baekje
Reign
523–554
Coronation
523
Predecessor
Muryeong of Baekje
Successor
Wideok of Baekje
Born
504? Baekje
Died
554 Baekje Gwansanseong
Posthumous name
King Seong (聖王, 성왕)
Father
Muryeong of Baekje
Mother
Grand Lady
Seong of Baekje
Hangul
성왕, 명왕, 성명왕
Hanja
聖王, 明王, 聖明王
Revised Romanization
Seong-wang, Myeong-wang, Seongmyeong-wang
McCune–Reischauer
Sŏng-wang, Myŏng-wang, Sŏngmyŏng-wang
Birth name
Hangul
명농
Hanja
明襛
Revised Romanization
Myeongnong
McCune–Reischauer
Myŏngnong
Monarchs of Korea
Baekje
Onjo 18 BCE–28 CE
Daru 28–77
Giru 77–128
Gaeru 128–166
Chogo 166–214
Gusu 214–234
Saban 234
Goi 234–286
Chaekgye 286–298
Bunseo 298–304
Biryu 304–344
Gye 344–346
Geunchogo 346–375
Geungusu 375–384
Chimnyu 384–385
Jinsa 385–392
Asin 392–405
Jeonji 405–420
Guisin 420–427
Biyu 427–455
Gaero 455–475
Munju 475–477
Samgeun 477–479
Dongseong 479–501
Muryeong 501–523
Seong 523–554
Wideok 554–598
Hye 598–599
Beop 599–600
Mu 600–641
Uija 641–660
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Seong of Baekje (also Holy King, 504?-554) (r. 523–554) was the 26th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was a son of Muryeong of Baekje and is best known for making Buddhism the state religion, moving the national capital to Sabi (present-day Buyeo County), and reclaiming the center of the Korean Peninsula. His demise eventually came at the hands of an ally who betrayed him. The name Seong translates as 'The Holy.'
^聖冏抄 ... 故威德王恋慕父王状所造顕之尊像 即救世観音像是也
^Evelyn McCune. The arts of Korea: an illustrated history. C. E. Tuttle Co., 1962
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