List of fortresses in Korea
Appearance
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Korea has a variety of fortresses, including sanseong (mountain fortress), jinseong (camp fortress), and eupseong (city fortress).
Ancient
[edit]- Hwando Fortress (위나암성; 尉那巖城) in present-day Wandu
- Sanggyeong (상경용천부; 上京龍泉府) in present-day Ning'an, then capital of Balhae
- Hwangryong Fortress (황룡산성; 皇龍山城)
- Achasanseong (아차산성; 阿且山城)
- Namhansanseong (남한산성; 南漢山城)
- Busosanseong Fortress, Buyeo (부여 부소산성; 扶餘 扶蘇山城) in present-day Buyeo, then third capital of Baekje.
- Wiryeseong (위례성; 慰禮城) in present-day Seoul, then first capital of Baekje.
- Seoul Mongchontoseong (서울 몽촌토성; 서울 蒙村土城)
- Seoul Pungnap-dong Toseong (서울 풍납동 토성; 서울 風納洞 土城)
- Gyeongju Wolseong (경주 월성; 慶州 月城)
- Samnyeon Sanseong Fortress, Boeun (보은 삼년산성; 報恩 三年山城)
- Doksan Fortress (독산성; 禿山城) in present-day Osan