Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya

Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya
Hangul
좌지왕, 김질왕, or 김토
Hanja
坐知王, 金叱王, or 金吐
Revised RomanizationJwaji wang or Gimjil wang
McCune–ReischauerChwaji wang or Kimjil wang

Jwaji (died 421) (r. 407–421) 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. 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.

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