Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya explained

Hangul:좌지왕, 김질왕, or 김토
Hanja:坐知王, 金叱王, or 金吐
Rr:Jwaji wang or Gimjil wang
Mr:Chwaji wang or Kimjil wang

Jwaji of Geumgwan Gaya (died 421) (r. 407–421)[1] was the sixth ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Ipum and Queen Jeongsin.

The Samguk yusa reports that he appointed the relatives of a favoured concubine (yong nyeo, 傭女) to high office, and that this led to political trouble.[2] Furthermore, Silla took advantage of the kingdom's vulnerability and invaded. After the courtier Pak Won-do (朴元道) remonstrated with him, the king went to a fortuneteller, who read him an I Ching passage which indicated that he should destroy the heart of the problem. At that, he sent the concubine into exile and returned proper order to the court.

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  1. Ilyeon gives these dates, which are widely accepted. However, he also provides the alternate dates 389-404.
  2. [Il-yeon]