Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya

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

[1] Ilyeon gives these dates, which are widely accepted. However, he also provides the alternate dates 389-404.

[2] 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

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