Battle of Baekgang - Battle of Baekgang

Japanese: 白村江の戦 - はくそんこうのたたかい

A naval battle in which Japan was defeated by the Tang Dynasty in 663. Baekgang (also called Hakusukinoe) is the ancient name of the area around the mouth of the Geum River in southwestern Korea. Silla, which had long been at war with Baekje, allied with the Tang Dynasty, which was fighting Goguryeo, and in 660 finally occupied Baekje's capital and took the king prisoner, so Baekje's surviving retainers asked Japan for help. The Yamato court responded by sending a large army to protect Japan's interests in southern Korea, and Empress Saimei and Prince Nakano Oe, among others, set up their headquarters in Kitakyushu to command the army, but the emperor died of an illness. The navy was attacked from both sides by the Tang Dynasty in a naval battle on August 27 and 28, 663, and suffered a major blow, so they withdrew all their troops from Korea and focused on domestic affairs.
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The Battle of Baekgang

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Japanese:

663年，日本が唐に敗れた海戦。白村江（〈はくすきのえ〉とも）は朝鮮南西部の錦江(きんこう)河口付近の古名。かねてから百済(くだら)と争っていた新羅(しらぎ)は，高句麗(こうくり)と戦っていた唐と結び660年，ついに百済の都を占領，王らを捕虜としたので，百済の遺臣は日本に救援を求めた。大和朝廷は朝鮮南部の日本の権益を守るため，これに応じて大軍を派遣，斉明(さいめい)天皇・中大兄(なかのおおえ)皇子らも北九州に本営を置いて指揮したが，天皇は病死。水軍は663年８月27・28両日の海戦で唐の水軍に挟撃(きょうげき)されて大打撃を受けたので，朝鮮からすべての兵を引き揚げ，内政に専心することになった。
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