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Okurai Fukuru

憶礼福留

A high-ranking official (dalsol) of the Korean kingdom of Baekje. After Baekje fell he came to Japan, and the Nihon Shoki chronicle records that in 665 he and Shihi Fukubu were sent to Tsukushi to build Ono and Kii castles.

Years
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Historical record

Story

He appears in the Nihon Shoki entry for 665 alongside Toho Shunso, who was sent to build a castle in Nagato Province. The entry is seen as evidence that Baekje's mountain-fortress techniques were put to use in Japan's defense.

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Sources

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    大野城跡(おおのじょうあと)Checked:
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    大野城跡(国指定文化財)Checked:
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    大礎石群(基山町)Checked:
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    基肄城(補助資料・Wikipedia日本語版)Checked: