Bunseo of Baekje was the tenth king of Baekje

Baekje

Baekje or Paekche was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....

, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea

Three Kingdoms of Korea

The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient Korean kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium...

. He was the eldest son of the ninth king Chaekgye

Chaekgye of Baekje

Chaekgye of Baekje was the ninth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Goi.His wife, whose name is recorded as Bogwa , was a daughter of the governor of Daifang commandery...

. He continued to wage war against the Chinese

China

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 Lelang commandery

Lelang Commandery

Lelang was one of the Chinese commanderies which was established after the fall of Gojoseon in 108 BC until Goguryeo conquered it in 313. Lelang Commandery was located in the northern Korean peninsula with the administrative center near modern P'yongyang....

 whose forces had killed his father.

In 304, he captured a western district of the Lelang commandery. According to the Samguk Sagi

Samguk Sagi

Samguk Sagi is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The Samguk Sagi is written in Classical Chinese and its compilation was ordered by Goryeo's King Injong Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of...

, the governor of the commandery thereupon sent an assassin who poisoned him.

With the death of Bunseo, a descendent of the 8th king Goi

Goi of Baekje

Goi of Baekje was the 8th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the second son of the 4th king Gaeru and younger brother of the 5th king Chogo.-Background:...

, the rival royal line descended from the 5th king Chogo

Chogo of Baekje

Chogo of Baekje was the fifth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.-Background:He was the son of King Gaeru....

 retook the throne, except for the brief rule of Bunseo's son Gye

Gye of Baekje

Gye of Baekje was the 12th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.He was the eldest son of the 10th king Bunseo, who was assassinated. The Samguk Sagi records that Biryu became king because of Gye's young age...

as the 12th king.