Gyeomji of Geumgwan Gaya

9th king of Gaya (r. 492–521)

Gyeomji of Geumgwan Gaya (r. 492–521)^[1] was the ninth ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Jilji and Queen Bangwon.

Family

• Father: King Jilji (질지왕, 銍知王)
• Mother: Lady Bangwon (방원부인, 邦媛夫人)
• Wife: Lady Suk (숙부인, 淑夫人) – daughter of a gakgan named Chulchung (출충, 出忠).
  • 1st son: King Guhyeong (구형왕, 仇衡王)
  • 2nd son: Gim Talji (김탈지, 金脫知)

See also

• List of Korean monarchs
• History of Korea
• Gaya confederacy
• Three Kingdoms of Korea

Notes

1. Ilyeon gives these dates, which are widely accepted. However, he also provides the alternate dates 477–507.

References

• Ilyeon (1972). Samguk Yusa, tr. by Ha, Tae-Hung and Mintz, Grafton K. Seoul: Yonsei University Press. ISBN 89-7141-017-5.