On the day the nation fell, what happened to those born of royal blood?

From the Goryeo royal clan members cast into the sea at Ganghwa Ferry, to King Uija pouring wine into the cups of enemy commanders beneath the main hall of Sabi Fortress, to Prince Uichin, who was captured while heading to Shanghai disguised in mourning attire.

Despite being members of the same royal family of a fallen kingdom, some became prisoners of war, others became kings of the restoration army, and still others became nobles of the very country that brought them down.

Baekje, Goguryeo, Gaya, Balhae, Silla, Later Baekje, Goryeo, and the Korean Empire.

Based on historical records such as the *Samguk Sagi*, *Goryeosa*, *Joseonjo Sillok*, *Yosa*, and *Nihon Shoki*, we trace the paths taken by the last people of these fallen dynasties throughout the thirteen hundred-year history of the Korean Peninsula's fall. ⏱ Timestamps
00:00 Opening

03:30 The Last Summer of Baekje

11:55 The Captive King and the Prince Who Became a Subject of the Enemy

17:17 The Baekje Restoration Movement and the Brotherly War

25:06 The Fall of Pyongyang Fortress and King Bojang

32:21 Anseung and Bodeokguk

37:25 Kim Yu-sin, Descendant of a Fallen Royal Family

39:30 The Last King and Crown Prince of Balhae

46:21 King Gyeongsun Who Surrendered a Thousand-Year Kingdom

55:10 Gyeon Hwon, The King Who Went to Attack His Own Country

57:16 The Tragedy of Ganghwa Ferry, the Goryeo Royal Family

1:06:30 The Imperial Family of the Korean Empire, The Longest Period of Captivity

1:18:34 The Sin of Bloodlines

📚 Major Reference Sources

Samguk Sagi · Samguk Yusa · Goryeosa · Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (Annals of King Taejo) · Old Book of Tang · New Book of Tang · Zizhi Tongjian · History of Liao · Nihon Shoki · Uri History Net · Encyclopedia of Korean Culture

※ This video was produced based on historical records, and various interpretations are presented for parts where academic views differ. Traditions and folklore are presented separately from fact.

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