Global InformationJwaji of Geumgwan Gaya information
| Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya | |
| Hangul | 좌지왕, 김질왕, or 김토 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 坐知王, 金叱王, or 金吐 |
| Revised Romanization | Jwaji wang or Gimjil wang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chwaji wang or Kimjil wang |
Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya (died 421) (r. 407–421)[1] was the sixth ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Ipum and Queen Jeongsin.
The Samguk yusa reports that he appointed the relatives of a favoured concubine (yong nyeo, 傭女) to high office, and that this led to political trouble.[2] Furthermore, Silla took advantage of the kingdom's vulnerability and invaded. After the courtier Pak Won-do (朴元道) remonstrated with him, the king went to a fortuneteller, who read him an I Ching passage which indicated that he should destroy the heart of the problem. At that, he sent the concubine into exile and returned proper order to the court.
- ^ Ilyeon gives these dates, which are widely accepted. However, he also provides the alternate dates 389-404.
- ^ Il-yeon: Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea, translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book Two, page 149f. Silk Pagoda (2006). ISBN 1-59654-348-5