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 170 8IKIX). was defeated, he deserted with his inunediate followers ; and the new king was unable to stop the people from following the example. Soo sent some men, who planted his standard on the city wall ; and the king, seeing no mode of practicable defenoe, opened the gates. The kingdom of Baiji was originally divided into fire provinces, afterwards into thirty-seven districts (Klin), with 200 forts and 760,000 families. Over the provinces were the cities of Doofoo» Hiwngjin, Mahan, Doongming, Jinlien, and Duangan. The officials of these cities were now made Doodoo and Tiuskv^ under the Chinese government The capital was also called Gk>omachung; and outside it were the five districts — Ist^ the central one, Gooshachung ; 2nd, the east^ Duangan chung, — the modem TJnjin; 3rd, the south, Jiwjuhia chung; 4th, the west^ Daohien chung ; 5th, the north, Hiwngjin chung. The emperor received the adhesion of Baiji king ia the capital ; and, retaining him, permitted all the others to return to their country. He promoted all the officers concerned. HiieYingwei — the man who was common soldier and commander in one day, and had been made magistrate of Tsingchow of Shantung — got possession of a disabled vessel, repaired it, set out as a volunteer in mourning as if doing penance for some crime, and followed the army to BaijL This was probably because he had been overlooked in the appointmenta In the beginning of the following year, the emperor ordered the soldiers of Honan and Whi to prepare for an attack on Gaoli; but they had to divert their course to BaijL For Daoshun, an enthusiastically patriotic Buddhist priest * of Baiji, collected a number of men, and besieged the city of Jowliwchung, along with General Foosin. He sent an embassy to Japan, to summon thence the son of the late Baiji king, whom he appointed king. He made rapid progress in the reconquest of the country; and soon besieged, in the capital of Foochung (the modem Swishun), so highly respected there; though the battle-field is soaroely consistent with Baddhist notions regarding life. (See ch. XL)
 * Probably because of many moh inwtanceB in Corea, Buddhism and priests are