siege, ancient

Siege of Guanggu

Name: Siege of Guanggu
Location: Gwangju, South Korea

Siege of Guanggu was a siege conducted in AD 409 at Gwangju, in what is now South Korea; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gwangju. The recorded result: Eastern Jin victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 409ran into the following year

WhereGwangju, South Korea35.167N, 126.917E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeEastern Jin victory

BelligerentsEastern JinagainstSouthern Yan

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown, heavy

Record

Date	AD 409 (year precision) to AD 410
Place	Gwangju, South Korea 35.167N, 126.917E
Kind	Siege, ancient
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown, heavy
Commanders	Emperor Wu of Song	Murong Chao

Placed at Gwangju; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Namwon 1597, 50 km NE
Siege of Suncheon 1598, 67 km SE
Battle of Myeongnyang 1597, 87 km SW
Hadong Ambush 1950, 87 km E
Battle of Noryang 1598, 91 km E

Elsewhere in AD 409

Siege of Guanggu is one of 92 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q104861351, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Guanggu, revision 1370612331, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.