King Giru of Baekje

   

King Giru of Baekje
Korean Name
Revised Romanization Giru-wang
McCune-Reischauer Kiru-wang
Hangul 기루왕
Hanja 己婁王

King Giru (? ~ 128, r. 77 ~ 128) was the eldest son of King Daru and the third king of Baekje, which was one of Korea's Three Kingdoms. He became the heir of throne in 30 (King Daru 3).

Little is known about the details of his reign. He began to invade outskirts of Silla in 85, and signed peace treaty in 105. Baekje and Silla were at peace thereafter. King Giru sent help to Silla in 125 to fight back against a Mohe invasion.

See also

Preceded by:
King Daru

Kings of Baekje

Succeeded by:
King Gaeru


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