siege, medieval

Siege of Pyongyang

Name: Siege of Pyongyang
Location: Pyongyang, North Korea

Siege of Pyongyang was a siege conducted in AD 668 at Pyongyang, in what is now North Korea. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Pyongyang. It was part of the Goguryeo–Tang War, which ran from AD 645 to AD 668. The recorded result: Tang-Silla victory. Recorded strength: 700,000-1,000,000 total; 500,000+ Tang; 200,000 Silla against 200,000+ total.

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FoughtAD 668

WherePyongyang, North Korea39.017N, 125.748E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeTang-Silla victory

BelligerentsTang China; SillaagainstGoguryeo

Casualties and lossesUnknownand200,000 captured

Part ofGoguryeo–Tang WarAD 645 to AD 668

Record

Date	AD 668 (year precision) to AD 668
Place	Pyongyang, North Korea 39.017N, 125.748E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Territorial change	Fall of Goguryeo and its subsequent annexation by the Tang.
Strength	700,000-1,000,000 total; 500,000+ Tang; 200,000 Silla	200,000+ total
Casualties and losses	Unknown	200,000 captured
Commanders	Li Shiji Liu Rengui Xue Rengui Yŏn Namsaeng Qibi Heli	Bojang Yŏn Namsan Yŏn Namgŏn

Placed at Pyongyang; 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

Battle of Pyongyang (1950) 1950, 0.9 km W
Battle of Pyongyang 1894, 1.9 km N
Siege of Pyongyang 1593, 2.1 km NW
Siege of Pyongyang 1592, 2.1 km NW
Battle of Pyongyang 1592, 2.2 km N

In the same war

Before: Siege of Ansi AD 645

Elsewhere in AD 668

Siege of Constantinople Turkey

Siege of Pyongyang is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 45 in present-day North Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139892746, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pyongyang (668), revision 1382794910, 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.