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Saban of Baekje -LRB- ?. Baekje. Baekje. -- ?. , r. 234 -RRB- was the seventh king of Baekje , one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea .. seventh king. List of monarchs of Korea. Baekje. Baekje. Three Kingdoms of Korea. Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of the 6th king Gusu , of the Hae clan .. Gusu. Gusu of Baekje. According to the Samguk Sagi , Saban was found too young to rule and was quickly succeeded by King Goi , the younger brother of the 5th king Chogo .. Samguk Sagi. Samguk Sagi. King Goi. Goi of Baekje. Chogo. Chogo of Baekje. This is interpreted by scholars as a power struggle within the court , and the rise of the Jin clan over the Hae clan ; the Samguk Yusa says that he was deposed .. Samguk Yusa. Samguk Yusa. Nothing is known of the birth , later life , or death of Saban .. However , he is recorded in some Japanese chronicles , including Shinsen Shojiroku , as the progenitor of certain clans of Yamato period Japan .. Japan. Japan. Shinsen Shojiroku. Shinsen Shojiroku. Yamato period. Yamato period. This may indicate that he spent the later part of his life in that country .