Kyŏn Sin'gŏm
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox royalty Kyŏn Sin'gŏm (Template:Korean; ? – September 936,Template:Efn r. 15 November 935 – 936Template:Efn) was the second and final king of Later Baekje, one of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He came to the throne after conspiring with his two brothers, Yanggŏm and Yonggŏm, to overthrow their father Kyŏn Hwŏn and kill the anointed heir, their younger half-brother Kŭmgang.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The brothers placed Kyŏn Hwŏn in prison, but he was able to escape. Kyŏn Hwŏn led the Goryeo army against them in 936 AD at present-day Seonsan in Gumi, destroying Kyŏn Sin'gŏm's army.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
King Taejo of Goryeo deemed that the plot was the work of Kyŏn Sin'gŏm's brothers, and granted Kyŏn Sin'gŏm a noble title. Accounts vary as to whether Yanggŏm and Yonggŏm were sent into exile or slain.
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