Guisin of Baekje (?–427, r. 420–427) was the nineteenth king 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

Three Kingdoms of Korea Samhan or the Three Kingdoms of Korea () refers to the three kingdoms of Goguryeo (고구려, 高句麗), Baekje (백제, 百濟), and Silla (신라, 新羅). Goguryeo was later known as Goryeo (고려, 高麗), from which the modern name ''Kor ...

. He was the eldest son of King Jeonji and Lady Palsu. The traditional dates of Guisin's rule are based on 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, ...

, however, only the date of enthronement and his death is recorded. Based on more contemporaneous Chinese records, the historian J. W. Best has suggested that the years 414–429 or 430 are more plausible.

Different accounts regarding the reign of the king

By the records of

, he reigned from 420 to 427 AD for eight years, which can be calculated from the record. However, the

Book of Song The ''Book of Song'' (''Sòng Shū'') is a historical text of the Liu Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties of China. It covers history from 420 to 479, and is one of the Twenty-Four Histories, a traditional collection of historical records. I ...

does not mention Guisin as the king and goes straight from Jeonji (written as 餘映.Read as yeoyeong) to Biyu (written as 餘毗.Read as Yeobi) Nihon Shoki accounts that Guisin was young that a Japanese figure ruled for him and quotes from a record of Baekje that is now lost.

Family

* Father:

Jeonji of Baekje Jeonji of Baekje (died 420) (r. 405–420) was the eighteenth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. As the eldest son, he was confirmed as successor to King Asin, in 394. His queen was Lady Palsu of the Hae clan. Jeonji spent mu ...

* Mother: Lady Palsu (八須夫人, 생몰년 미상) – from the

Jin clan The was a powerful noble clan of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Baekje They were one of the "Great Eight Families" (''Daeseongpaljok'', 大姓八族) of Baekje: (Sa (沙氏), Yeon (燕氏), Hyeop (劦氏), Hae (解氏), Jin (眞氏) ...

. ** Queen: unknown *** Buyeo Bi (扶餘毗, ?–455) – 20th King of Baekje,

Biyu of Baekje Biyu of Baekje (died 455, r. 427–455) was the twentieth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'' he was Guisin's son, while other sources name Biyu as the illegitimate son of the 18th king Jeonji. ...

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*Best, J.W. (1979). "Notes and questions concerning the ''Samguk sagis chronology of Paekche's kings Chonji, Guishin, and Piyu". ''Korean Studies'' 3, 125–134. {{s-end Baekje rulers 5th-century monarchs in Asia 5th-century Korean people

Different accounts regarding the reign of the king

Family

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