Jabi of Silla

{{Short description|King of Silla from 458 to 479}}

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{{Infobox royalty

|name = King Jabi
자비 마립간
慈悲麻立干

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|caption =

|title = Maripgan

|succession = Ruler of Silla

|reign = 458–479

|coronation = 458

|predecessor = Nulji of Silla

|successor = Soji of Silla

|father = Nulji of Silla

|mother = Queen Aro

|birth_date = ???

|death_date = 479

|death_place = Silla

|burial_place =

|posthumous name= King Jabi ({{Korean|hangul=자비 마립간|hanja=慈悲麻立干|labels=no}})

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{{Infobox Korean name|

hangul=자비 마립간|

hanja=慈悲麻立干|

rr=Jabi Maripgan|

mr=Chabi Maripkan|

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{{Silla monarchs 1}}

Jabi (r. 458–479, died 479),{{efn|Some sources give this as 478, presumably due to a discrepancy between lunar and solar calendars.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}}} also known by his title Jabi Maripgan, was the 20th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the eldest son of King Nulji, and his mother was the daughter of King Silseong. He married the daughter of Kim Misaheun.

Music, which had begun spreading into Silla during his father's reign, had become a part of everyday life in Silla by Jabi's reign.{{cite news |title=Silla's Geomungo Master Baek Gyeol |url=https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=history&id=&board_seq=59847&page=5 |access-date=14 March 2024 |agency=KBS World |date=September 24, 2010}}

In 474, Goguryeo launched a massive assault on Baekje, Silla's neighbor to the west. Jabi sent troops to aid Baekje, forming a historic alliance between the two kingdoms which lasted into the 6th century.

He is one of the candidates for the owner of the Gold Crown Tomb located in Gyeongju, ascribed as 'King Isaji (尒斯智王)'.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-26 |script-title=ko:"이사지왕(尒斯智王), 신라 왕 맞지만 금관총 주인 아니다" |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/07/10/2014071000051.html |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=The Chosun Ilbo |language=ko}}