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King Chimnyu of Baekje

King Chimnyu of Baekje
Korean Name
Revised Romanization Chimnyu-wang
McCune-Reischauer Ch'imnyu-wang
Hangul 침류왕
Hanja 枕流王

King Chimnyu of Baekje (?-385, reigned 384-385) was the 15th king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Geungusu of Baekje and Lady Ai .

In 384, King Chimnyu sent a tribute mission to Eastern Jin. The Chinese court sent a mission in return granting him a title, but they did not arrive until after his death.

Also in 384, the Indian Buddhist monk Malananda 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.

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