Gimhae Gusan-dong Baekundae Tomb

A burial mound from the late 6th century located on a hill overlooking Gimhae city

The Gimhae Gusan-dong Baeundae Tomb, located on the southwest foot of Mt. Bunseongsan in the northeast of Gimhae city, is about 100m to 500m northeast of the tomb of Queen Suro, and is located in a place where you can see the whole of Gimhae city. Currently, this group of tombs is divided into two areas, and there are two tombs in the tomb closest to the tomb of Queen Suro (Tomb A), located in the area of ​​2-63 Gusan-dong, Gimhae city. The tomb farther away from the tomb of Queen Suro (Tomb B) is located on top of a hill in the area of ​​64-81 Gusan-dong, Gimhae city (behind the current Gimhae Girls' High School), and only one remains today.

Both Tombs A and B are cave-type stone chamber tombs made of piled broken stones, and the long axes of the stone chambers both run north-south, with the gates facing south. This leads us to assume that the Gusan-dong Tomb Group is a group of cave-type stone chamber tombs. Currently, only three have been confirmed, but it is believed that there were originally many more. The group of tombs, estimated to date from the late 3th century, is believed to have been built after Gimhae was absorbed into the sphere of influence of Silla.

Gimhae, formerly known as Garakguk, Gaya, or Geumgwan Gaya, was the capital of the Gaya Kingdom from the time of its founder King Suro until King Guheung's surrender to Silla. During the reign of King Munmu of Silla, Geumgwan Sogyeong was established and it was the cultural center of the southern region of ancient society.