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Gimhae

From Guya of Byeonhan to Geumgwan Gaya — centre of the early Gaya league, built on iron and sea routes

김해 대성동 고분군 — 금관가야 지배층의 무덤
김해 대성동 고분군 — 금관가야 지배층의 무덤

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EraEventDetails
SamhanGuya, a Byeonhan stateIron exported to Lelang and Wa
GayaFounding of Geumgwan GayaKim Suro; Gujiga; early Gaya league
GayaDaeseong-dong tombsIron ingots, armour, Wa-style goods
Three KingdomsGwanggaeto rescues SillaGeumgwan declines; lead passes to Daegaya
Silla, BeopheungGeumgwan Gaya annexedKim Guhae surrenders; made true-bone
Unified Silla, SinmunGeumgwan-gyeong, a secondary capitalBase for ruling the provinces

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6 events in this theme

  1. 150 BCThe Three Han — Mahan, Jinhan and Byeonhan

    South of the Han River the small states of Mahan, Jinhan and Byeonhan formed confederations, led by the ruler of Mokji in Mahan.

  2. AD 42Founding of Geumgwan Gaya

    Kim Suro is said to have founded Geumgwan Gaya from the Byeonhan state of Guya; it led the early Gaya confederacy.

  3. AD 300Daeseong-dong Tombs, Gimhae

    Tombs of the Geumgwan Gaya elite. Their wooden-chamber burials held iron ingots, armour and goods from the northern steppe and Wa.

  4. AD 400Goguryeo Rescues Silla

    Gwanggaeto sent 50,000 troops to drive the Wa invaders out of Silla, pursuing them to the lower Nakdong; Geumgwan Gaya was badly hit.

  5. AD 532Silla Annexes Geumgwan Gaya

    King Guhae of Geumgwan Gaya surrendered his kingdom to Silla, which extended its reach over the lower Nakdong.

  6. AD 685Nine Provinces and Five Secondary Capitals

    King Sinmun divided the realm into nine provinces (ju) and set up five secondary capitals (sogyeong), completing the provincial system of unified Silla.

Key people

  • King Jun

    King of Gojoseon who lost the throne to Wiman and fled south

  • King Suro

    Legendary founder of Geumgwan Gaya, said to have hatched from a golden egg sent from heaven

  • King Gwanggaeto the GreatAD 374 – AD 413

    Nineteenth king of Goguryeo, who used the era name Yeongnak, defeated Baekje, saved Silla from Wa and took Liaodong

  • Naemul MaripganAD 402

    Seventeenth ruler of Silla, who made the throne hereditary in the Kim clan and, according to the Samguk yusa, was the first to use the title maripgan

  • King BeopheungAD 540

    Twenty-third king of Silla, who issued a law code, recognized Buddhism and annexed Geumgwan Gaya

  • King SinmunAD 692

    Munmu's son and 31st king of Silla, who crushed Kim Heum-dol's revolt and strengthened royal power through the National Academy, the nine provinces and office-land grants