, is a figure in the founding legends of the kingdom 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 an illegitimate son or grandchild of the King of

Dongbuyeo Eastern Buyeo, also rendered as Dongbuyeo or Eastern Fuyu, was an ancient kingdom that developed from Northern Buyeo (Northern Fuyu), until it was conquered by Goguryeo. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'', it was established when the Buyeo king ...

Hae Buru Hae Buru (; 86 – 48 BCE) was king of Bukbuyeo and founder of Dongbuyeo (86 BCE – 22 CE), an ancient Korean kingdom. Hae Buru took the throne and became the king of Bukbuyeo. Hae Buru led his followers and some of Bukbuyeo people to the cit ...

(解夫婁).

Background

Wutae married So Seo-no, the daughter of the

Jolbon Holbon () was the first capital of Goguryeo, which arose in the north of the Korean Peninsula. Holbon is thought to have been in modern Wunü Mountain, Liaoning. In 37 BC, Jumong had fled from Dongbuyeo to avoid death at the hands of Dongbuyeo's ...

chieftain, Yeon Ta-bal (延陀勃). She gave birth to the sons

Biryu Biryu (?-?) was the second son of Jumong and So Seo-no, and older brother of Onjo, the traditionally recognized founder of Baekje (18 BCE–660 CE), which was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In an alternate legend, Biryu himself ...

and

Onjo Onjo (?–28, r. 18 BC – AD 28) was the List of monarchs of Korea, founding monarch of Baekje (백제, 百濟), one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'' (삼국사기, 三國史記), he founded the royal family of Ba ...

who became the founders of

. After Wutae died So Seo-no married Wutae's relative,

Jumong Chumo (Hangul: 추모, Hanja: 鄒牟), posthumously Chumo the Holy (Hangul: 추모성왕, Hanja: 鄒牟聖王), was the founding monarch of the kingdom of Goguryeo, and was worshipped as a god-king by the people of Goguryeo and Goryeo. ''Chumo ...

(朱蒙) who founded the kingdom of

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 ...

and is posthumously known as Dongmyeongseong.Samguk Sagi Scroll 23
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Theories

Kim Busik, the author of 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, ...

'' (三國史記) presents two founding legends and states "it is unknown which of these accounts is true". The two stories have overlapping stories but the father of

and

differ. A third legend from Chinese records states that a certain "Gutae" was the founder of

. According to the most accepted Onjo Founder Legend (시조 온조설): * ''

escaped peril in Bukbuyeo because of jealousy of

Daeso Hae Daeso (; 60 BCE – 22 AD, r. 7 BCE – 22 AD) was the third and last ruler of the ancient Korean kingdom Dongbuyeo. Early life Daeso was the first son of King Geumwa, and the grandson of Dongbuyeo's founder and first ruler, Hae Buru. As th ...

and arrived in

. The chieftain of Jolbon, Yeon Ta-bal, was without a male heir and had three daughters. Upon seeing

, he knew that he was not an ordinary man so he made his second daughter So Seo-no his wife. Shortly thereafter Yeon Ta-bal died.

succeeded him to the throne and had two sons. The first was named

and the second was named

(it is also said that

went to

and married a woman from Wolgun, and that he had two sons by her). Before

had come to

when he was in Bukbuyeo he had a son named

Yuri Yuri may refer to: People and fictional characters Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...

with Lady Ye who fled Bukbuyeo with her son and came to

. At this time So Seo-no was queen but after

made his eldest son

the crown prince she gave up her title and left

with her two sons. They left with Ogan, Mayeo and then other ministers to the south with a large number of commoners following them. When they reached Mt. Hansan they climbed to the summit and looked upon the land.

wanted to settle on the beach, and the ten ministers told him it was not a good location, however

did not listen and settled in Michuhol.

made his capital south of the river in Wiryeseong, and the ten ministers assisted him. He called the country "Sipje".

soon had problems in Michuhol, where the earth was wet and the rivers salty, and could not dwell in security so he came to look upon Wiryeseong, where the capital and its villages were stable as a three-legged cauldron, and the people dwelt in security. Then he was ashamed and died. His ministers and people all came to Wiryeseong and the name of the kingdom was changed to

. Since its lineage and that of

are both from Buyeo they chose the surname "Buyeo".'' According to the Biryu Founder Legend: * ''The first ancestor was

, and that his father was Wutae, an illegitimate grandson of the king of Bukbuyeo,

. His mother was So Seo-no, a daughter of Yeon Ta-bal, a man of

. She was married to Wutae and gave birth to two sons. The oldest was called

, and the younger called

. Wutae died and she was widowed, and settled in

. After some time

was not well-treated in Buyeo so in spring of the second month, he fled south to

and established the capital of

. He married So Seo-no and she became his consort, and because she, in the creation of his realm, rendered great assistance,

especially favored them and received

and

as if they were his own sons. When

was in Buyeo he had a son named

by a woman of the Ye clan, and when he came he was made crown prince and the one who would succeed him. Therefore

asked his younger brother

, saying “Originally the great king fled the difficulties in Buyeo and escaped here. Our mother's clan poured out the riches of their house to aid in the endeavor of creating the kingdom, and her toils were many. Now the great king has left this world, and the state has fallen to

, and if we were to follow along here it would be as depressing as a tumor. Would it not be respectful to our mother's clan if we went to the south and divined the land, and established a separate capital?” Then he and his brother many factions, and crossed the Pae and Dae rivers, and arrived in Michuhol and settled there.'' According to the Gutae Founder Theory (시조 구태설): * ''The Pei Shih and

Book of Sui The ''Book of Sui'' (''Suí Shū'') is the official history of the Sui dynasty. It ranks among the official Twenty-Four Histories of imperial China. It was written by Yan Shigu, Kong Yingda, and Zhangsun Wuji, with Wei Zheng as the lead author. ...

both tell that "one descendant of Dongmyeong was Gutae (仇台) who was sincere in his benevolence. When he first established his country in the territory of the former

Daifang commandery The Daifang Commandery was an administrative division established by the Chinese Han dynasty on the Korea, Korean Peninsula between 204 and 314. History Gongsun Kang, a warlord in Liaodong, separated the southern half from the Lelang commandery ...

, the prefect of the Han territory of Liaodong, Gongsun Du, had his daughter marry Gutae. Afterwards his country became a powerful state among the Eastern Barbarians."''Book of Sui Most scholars believe that "Gutae" (仇台) refers to Wutae (優台) because of the similarity of the names but another theory is that Gutae refers to Goi of Baekje who is traditionally the eighth king of

. In contradiction of these some scholars think that

was a son of Wutae but

was the son of

Family

* Father:

* Mother: unknown ** Brother: Geumwa of Dongbuyeo (金蛙王, 48–7BCE) ** Wife: So Seo-no (召西奴, 77–6BCE) *** 1st son:

(沸流, ?–?) *** 2nd son:

Onjo of Baekje Onjo (?–28, r. 18 BC – AD 28) was the founding monarch of Baekje (백제, 百濟), one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the ''Samguk Sagi'' (삼국사기, 三國史記), he founded the royal family of Baekje. Background There ...

(溫祚王, ?–28AD)

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