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A low hill in the middle of Gimhae is the burial ground of the kings and elite of Geumgwan Gaya. Tombs were built here for over 400 years, from the 1st to the 5th century, so the site traces how the small polity of Guya grew into Geumgwan…
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In the middle of Gimhae, the low hill of Bonghwangdae and the shell mound below it make up the Gimhae Bonghwang-dong Site, where the people of Geumgwan Gaya lived. It combines the Hoehyeon-ri shell mound, scene of Korea's first archaeologi…
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In the middle of Gimhae, a round grassy mound sits among lawns and pine woods. The Royal Tomb of King Suro is traditionally identified as the grave of King Suro, founder of Geumgwan Gaya (Garak), one of the Gaya confederacy states. As the…
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On a pine-covered hill in Gusan-dong, Gimhae, a single round burial mound sits quietly. This is said to be the tomb of Heo Hwang-ok, queen of King Suro, founder of the Geumgwan Gaya kingdom. The Samguk yusa records that she was a princess…
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Bongha Village in Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae, is where Roh Moo-hyun, Korea's 16th president, was born, where he returned to live after leaving office, and where he died on 23 May 2009. It is an ordinary farming village known for sweet persimmons…