Gwisil Jipsa
Gwisil Jipsa | |
Hangul | 귀실집사 |
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Hanja | 鬼室集斯 |
Revised Romanization | Gwisil Jipsa |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwisil Chip-sa |
Gwisil Jipsa (鬼室集斯, ? – 688), was the son of
Fall of Baekje
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Before Jipsa moved to Japan he was a
Japan
Three years after the death of his father, the Baekje army was destroyed at the
- "[in A.D. 663]. . . . The Minister Yeo Jasin, the Minister Gwisil Jipsa, and others, men and women, to the number of over 700 persons, were removed and settled in the district of Kamafu in the province of Afumi [in A.D. 669]." Nihongi (NII: 295) further records that the rank of Upper Daikin was conferred on the Baekje Minister Yeo Jasin and on Sataek Somyeong (second official of the Department of Ceremonies that was in charge of personnel administration); the rank of Lower on Gwisil Jipsa (Chief of the Department of Education); and the rank of Lower Daisen on the Dalsol Gongna Jinsu (who had military training ), . . . on Kim-su (acquainted with medicine ), . . . on Heo Sol-mo (who thoroughly understood the five classics), and on Kak Pyeongmu (skilled in the Yin and Yang). The rank Lower was conferred on the other Dalsol, more than fifty persons in all [in AD 671].” [6]
Kishitsu Shrine
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Gwisil Jipsa died on November 8 or December 5 of 688. His tomb is located at Kishitsu Shrine (Kishitsu-jinja, 鬼室神社) in Ono,
His father, Boksin, is enshrined in the village of Eunsan-ri, Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Because of this Hino and Eunsan decided to become sister cities in 1990.
Legacy
Jipsa became ancestor of several Japanese clans including the Kikuchi clan, a powerful family of Higo Province, Kyushu.[7] He also brought a lot of knowledge from the continent that helped the Japanese greatly. Jipsa had an older brother named Gwisil Jipsin (鬼室集信, Kishitsu Shushin) who is mentioned only once in the Japanese Nihon Shoki.
Notes
References
- Hong, Wontack. (1994). Paekche of Korea and the Origin of Yamato Japan. Seoul: Kudara International.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061220223926/http://gias.snu.ac.kr/wthong/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080827190959/http://www.himemiko.info/2006/01/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071113135549/http://www.kansai.gr.jp/culture_e/ibunka/monuments/siga/index.html