Editing Daegu (section)

===Later Three Kingdoms and Goryeo===
{{See also|Goryeo}}
During the [[Later Three Kingdoms period]], 892–936, Daegu was initially aligned with [[Later Baekje]]. In 927, northern Daegu was the site of the Battle of Gong Mountain between the forces of [[Goryeo]] under [[Wang Kŏn]] and those of Later Baekje under [[Kyŏn Hwŏn]]. In this battle, the forces of Goryeo were crushed and Wang Kŏn himself was saved only by the heroic deed of his general [[Sin Sung-gyŏm]]. However, the atrocities of the Later Baekje forces at this time apparently changed local sympathizers to favor Wang Kŏn, who later became the king of [[Goryeo]].

Numerous place names and local legends in the area still bear witness to the historic battle of 927. Among these are "[[Ansim station|Ansim]]", which literally means "peace of mind", said to be the first place where Wang Geon dared to stop after escaping the battle, and "[[Banwol-dong, Ansan|Banwol]]", or half-moon, where he is said to have stopped and admired the moon before returning to Goryeo. A statue commemorating the battle now stands in northern Daegu, as does a memorial to Sin Sung-gyŏm.

In the [[Goryeo]] period, the first edition of the ''[[Tripitaka Koreana]]'' was stored in Daegu, at the temple of Buinsa.<ref>Lee (1984), p. 131</ref> However, this edition was destroyed when the temple was sacked in 1254, during the [[Mongol invasions of Korea]].<ref>Lee (1984), p. 149</ref>