King Gye (died 346, r. 344–346) was the twelfth king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
Background He was the eldest son of the 10th king Bunseo, who was assassinated in 304.Park, Hyun Sook, «백제의중앙과지방»(Central area and regions of Baekje), p. 71, Juryuseong, 2005, The Samguk sagi records that "he was naturally hard and brace, and skilled with horse and bow. When Bunseo died, Gye was too young to succeed him, so Biryu (younger brother of the 7th king Saban) succeeded him, dying in the 41st year of his own reign. Then Gye succeeded him".Samguk sagi, Scroll 23
Reign His rule indicated the continued the rivalry between two royal lines, that of the 5th king Chogo and that of the 8th king Goi, from whom Gye descended. The Goi line ended with Gye's 2-year reign, as he was succeeded by Biryu's son Geunchogo.
Samguk sagi: 346 AD, autumn, ninth month. The king died.
Family Father: Bunseo of Baekje Mother: unknown Queen: unknown Children: Buyeo Min Buyeo Mun Buyeo Hwa
Popular culture Portrayed by Han Jin-hee in the 2010–2011 KBS1 TV series The King of Legend.
See also List of monarchs of Korea History of Korea
References Content in this article was copied from Samguk Sagi Scroll 23 at the Shoki Wiki, which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license.