Asin of Baekje (reigned 392–405) was the seventeenth king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the son of King Chimnyu, and ascended to the throne after the death of Chimnyu’s brother, King Jinsa. Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Events August 22 - Arbogast elevates Eugenius as Roman Emperor. ... Events Japanese court officially adopts the Chinese writing system (approximate date). ... Baekje was a kingdom in southwestern Korea. ... The Three Kingdoms of Korea were Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula and parts of Manchuria for much of the 1st millennium CE. The Three Kingdoms period in Korea is usually considered to run from the 4th century CE until Sillas triumph over Goguryeo in 668. ...

During his reign, Goguryeo forces under King Gwanggaeto steadily pushed into Baekje from the north. Asin appointed his maternal uncle Jin Mu as chief general and ordered him to attack Goguryeo repeatedly in the early 390s, but each attack was defeated. Goguryeo (also known as Koguryo; : Gāogōulí) (37 BC-668) was an empire in Manchuria and northern Korea. ... Centuries: 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century Decades: 340s - 350s _ 360s - 370s - 380s - 390s - 400s - 410s - 420s - 430s - 440s Years: 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 Events: Categories: 390s ...

Asin sought to strengthen Baekje’s position against Goguryeo, sending his son Jeonji to the Wa kingdom of Japan as a hostage to cement Baekje’s alliance with that country in 397. In 398, according to the Samguk Sagi, he constructed Ssanghyeon Castle to protect Baekje’s remaining territory north of the Han River. In 403 he allied with Silla against Goguryeo. Historical records do not show any contacts with China during Asin's rule. Events Council of Carthage: Definitive declaration of the biblical canon Candida Casa founded by Saint Ninian. ... Events John Chrysostom becomes bishop of Constantinople. ... Samguk Sagi (Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms) is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. ... The Han River located in South Korea, is the confluence of the South Han River, which originates in Mount Daedeok-san, and the North Han, which originates in Mount Geumgang-san. ... Events Alaric the Visigoth leaves Italy after his first unsuccessful invasion. ... Silla (also denoted as Shilla) was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. ...

See also

• History of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics

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Korea has been ruled by a number of kingdoms/empires and republics over the last several millennia. ...