Hangul 침류왕 Name Chimnyu Baekje Hanja 枕流王 | Died 385 AD McCune–Reischauer Ch'imnyu-wang Parents Geungusu of Baekje | |
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Revised Romanization Chimnyu-wang | ||
Chimnyu of Baekje (died 385) (r. 384–385) was the fifteenth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
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Background
He was the eldest son of the 14th king, Geungusu and Lady Ai of the Jin clan. He became king upon Geungusu's death in 384 which was the 10th year of his reign.
Reign
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Legacy
He was the first Baekje king to officially recognize Buddhism. In 384, the Indian Buddhist monk Marananta came to Baekje from Eastern Jin. King Chimnyu welcomed him into the palace, and shortly thereafter adopted Buddhism. In 385, he ordered that a Buddhist temple be built at the Baekje capital of Hansan, and ten people became monks. After his death his brother Jinsa was crowned but after his death Chimnyu's eldest son became the next king, Asin of Baekje. After Asin's death in 405 his three other sons fought for the crown ending in all of their deaths and the crowning of Asin's son.