Changnyeong Mokmasanseong Fortress

Mongmasansŏng (Korean: 목마산성; Hanja: 牧馬山城; RR: Mongmasanseong) was a Gaya–era ancient Korean fortress in what is now Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, its former site was made Historic Site of South Korea No. 65.

It is not known when exactly the fortress was constructed, although it was likely sometime during the Gaya confederacy's existence (42–562). Many Gaya-era tombs are located around the fortress. During the 1592–1598 Imjin War, the Korean general Kwak Chaeu renovated the fortress. The fortress wall is around 1.9 km (1.2 mi) in length. It is comparatively still intact. Its name refers to raising horses, which was possibly done in the area in the past.

Text adapted from “Mongmasansŏng” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changnyeong Mokmasanseong Fortress ranks #4,643 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 56 mapped in South Korea. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.

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