Buyeo Gonji (? – July, 477) was a member of the royal family of

Baekje Baekje or Paekche (, ) was a Korean kingdom located in southwestern Korea from 18 BC to 660 AD. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla. Baekje was founded by Onjo, the third son of Goguryeo's founder Jum ...

, one of the

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. He was a son of the 21st king,

Gaero of Baekje Gaero of Baekje (?–475, 455–475) was the 21st king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of the 20th king Biyu. He died in battle as Baekje's capital in the present-day Seoul region fell to the northe ...

and younger brother of the 22nd king,

Munju of Baekje Munju of Baekje (?–477, r. 475–477Il-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 120. Silk Pagoda (2006). ) was the 22nd king of Baekje, on ...

Life

According to the ''

Samguk Sagi ''Samguk Sagi'' (, ''History of the Three Kingdoms'') is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The ''Samguk Sagi'' is written in Classical Chinese, the written language of the literati of ancient Korea, ...

'' he is son of Gaero and younger brother of Munju. According to the Chinese ''

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'' he is the younger brother of Gaero. Then to complicate matters the Japanese '' Nihon Shoki'' calls him the son of the 20th king,

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. In 458 Gonji is sent to the

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on the recommendation of his father. In 461 he was dispatched as an envoy and hostage to

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together with his wife (or step-mother) from Baekje. The '' Nihon Shoki'' says his son

Dongseong of Baekje Dongseong of Baekje (?–501, r. 479–501by the translators of Il-yeon's: ''Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea'', translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book Two, page 124. Silk Pagoda (2006). ) was ...

is the child of a Japanese woman. He stayed for about 15 years in Kasai (關西) and

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(河內).Nihon Shoki In 475

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled most ...

invaded Baekje and King Gaero was killed. In 477 when his brother King Munju left the city from Hansung to Woongjin, Gonji returned to Baekje and took over protection of the crown prince, Samgeun but he died suddenly in July of that year. The cause of death was not recorded in the ''

'' or ''

Samguk Yusa ''Samguk yusa'' () or ''Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms'' is a collection of legends, folktales and historical accounts relating to the Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla), as well as to other periods and states before, duri ...

''. According to another narrative, Gongji is the brother of King Gaeru, and Gaeru gave his pregnant wife to Gongji, and that son that Gongji had when he arrived in Japan with her became King Muryeong of Baekje. There is also a claim that Gonji became

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in Japan. If you follow this theory, you will not be able to get back and forth with the theory that you married hundreds of daughters of King Muryong. In Japan, Asukabe Shrine was built in the Habikino-Yasuka Village of Habikino City (

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) to enshrine Gonji and he is worshiped as a patron and ancestor of the village of Asuka. According to stories, there were other offspring to Gongji besides Muryeong and Dongseong, and these descendants settled in the village of Habikinoyasuka.

Family

According to the ''

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'', Gongji had five sons, Muryeong was the first son and Dongseong was the second son. It also says that their mother was different. According to Japanese records, the later rulers of Aichi and Asakusa were the grandchildren of Gonji. * Father:

* Mother: unknown ** Brother: Buyeo Modo (扶餘牟都, ?–477) - 22nd King of Baekje,

. ** Wife(s): unknown (one is possibly a Japanese woman) *** 1st son: ''Buyeo Sama/Buyeo Yung (扶餘斯摩/扶餘隆, 462–523) - 25th King of Baekje, Muryeong of Baekje *** 2nd son: ''Buyeo Modae (扶餘牟大, ?–501) - 24th King of Baekje,

*** 3rd son: unknown *** 4th son: unknown *** 5th son: unknown

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, Wontack. (1994). ''Paekche of Korea and the Origin of Yamato Japan''. Seoul: Kudara International. * http://gias.snu.ac.kr/wthong/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20080827190959/http://www.himemiko.info/2006/01/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20071113135549/http://www.kansai.gr.jp/culture_e/ibunka/monuments/siga/index.html

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