According to the Shoku Nihongi (797), Prince Junda was a son of King Muryeong,[1] but his name cannot be found in Korean historical records.
[5] Since the 7th year of Emperor Keitai is thought to be 513 A.D., and the year of King Muryeong's death is known to be 523 from a tombstone excavated from his tomb, Junda (純陀) and Junda (淳陀) may be the same person since they have the same Japanese pronunciation, although they use different Chinese characters.
[7] According to the Shoku Nihongi, one of Emperor Kōnin's concubines, Takano no Niigasa (高野新笠, ?–790), was a descendant of Prince Junda.
[8] In 2001, Emperor Akihito made a comment in his speech regarding the Japan-Korea co-hosting of the Soccer World Cup scheduled for 2002 that Emperor Kammu's birth mother was a descendant of King Muryeong of Baekje, in relation to the friendship between Japan and Korea.
[9] This comment did not attract much attention in Japan, but was widely reported in Korea due to political concerns.