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Goi of Baekje (?-
286, r. 234-286) was the 8th king of
Baekje, one of the
Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the second son of the 4th king
Gaeru and younger brother of the 5th king
Chogo.
Background
Upon the death of the 6th king
Gusu, Gusu's eldest son
Saban became king, but proved to be too young to rule. Goi dethroned Saban and became king.
Some scholars interpret the Korean records
Samguk Sagi and
Samguk Yusa to mean that Goi was the younger brother of the mother of King Chogo, implying that he's of the
Utae-
Biryu lineage, rather than a direct descendent of the traditionally recognized founder
Onjo.
The Chinese records 주서 周書 and 수서 隋書 refer to "Gutae" as the founder of Baekje, and some scholars believe that "Gutae" actually refers to Goi as the true founder of the kingdom.
Reign
Goi is generally credited with centralising the Baekje kingdom, concentrating royal power and laying the foundation of the state structure.
Immediately upon taking the throne, he established a central military office to restrain the independence of regional clans. The
Samguk Sagi also records that in 260, he established a central bureaucracy of six ministers, sixteen rank levels, and a code of dress, although the full system may have been completed after his reign (see, for example, Best (2002)).
In
262, he's said to have established regulations against
bribery, requiring corrupt officials to repay three times the amount of the bribe. He also ordered the cultivation of farmlands south of the capital.
Foreign relations
Under Goi's reign, Baekje expanded control of the
Han River region and gained permanent ascendancy over the remaining states of the
Mahan, a loose confederacy in the southwest of the
Korean Peninsula. He also attacked the borders of Baekje's eastern rival
Silla.
Baekje also changed its defensive posture against the Chinese to an offensive one. Goi attacked the Chinese-controlled
Lelang commandery when it and the
Daifang commandery attacked the northern Korean kingdom
Goguryeo. In
246, according to both the Korean
Samguk Sagi and the Chinese
Wei Zhi, Baekje went to war against Daifang commandery, and the commandery's governor
Gong Zun was slain.
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