Gwisil Jipsa
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Gwisil Jipsa also romanized Kwisil Chipsa, was the son of Gwisil Boksin (鬼室福信; Japanese: Kishitsu Fukushin), a general of Paekche
Baekje
Baekje or Paekche was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....

. When Paekche fell in 660 his father tried to save the nation by raising an army and proclaiming Buyeo Pung (扶餘豊 or 부여풍; Japanese: Fuyu Hosho), the son of the 31st King Uija
Uija of Baekje
Uija of Baekje was the 31st and final ruler of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. His reign ended when Baekje was conquered by the alliance of the rival Korean kingdom Silla and China's Tang Dynasty.- Background :...

, as the next king. In 663, Silla and Tang counterattacked, and besieged the restoration movement at a fortress known as Juryu Castle (주류성/周留城). Boksin was killed.

Gwisil Jipsa would migrate to Japan in the second year of Emperor Tenji
Emperor Tenji
, also known as Emperor Tenchi, was the 38th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Tenji's reign spanned the years from 661 through 671.-Traditional narrative:...

 (663). In February 665, Naka no Ohye no Miko grants Kwisil Chipsa Lower Shokin (鬼室集斯に小錦下を授ける。).

"[in A.D. 663]. . . . The Minister Yeo Cha-sin, the Minister Kwisil Chip-sa, 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 Paekche Minister Yeo Cha-sin and on Sataek So-myeong (second official of the Department of Ceremonies that was in charge of personnel administration); the rank of Lower on Kwisil Chipsa (Chief of the Department of Education ); and the rank of Lower Daisen on the Talsol Kong-na Chin-su (who had a military training ), . . . on Kim-su (acquainted with medicine ), . . . on Heo Sol-mo (who thoroughly understood the five classics), and on Kak Pyeong-mu (skilled in the Yin and Yang). The rank Lower was conferred on the other Talsol, more than fifty persons in all [in AD 671].”

Jipsa would be buried in the town of Hino, Shiga
Hino, Shiga
is a town located in Gamō District, Shiga, Japan.As of 2011, the town has an estimated population of 22,505 and a population density of 191 persons per km². The total area is 117.63 km²....

in Ono at the Kishitsu Shrine which is dedicated in his honor. Because of his father's burial in South Korea the town of Hino is sister cities with the place where his father Boksin is buried.
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