The Tomb of King Qiuheng

The tomb of the last king of Garak Kingdom, filled with regret over his defeat  

Hello. Gimhae City near Busan was once a prosperous town in the Garak (or Geumgwan Gaya) Kingdom. In 532 AD, it was annexed by King Beopheung, the 23rd king of Silla. In 42 AD, King Suro founded the Garak Kingdom in Gimhae, bringing an end to its 491-year history.

The Royal Tomb of Jeonguheung, located in Sancheong-gun, South Gyeongsang Province, the town of Donguibogam, which was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2009, is said to be the tomb of King Guhyeong (7-10), the 521th and last king of the Garak Kingdom. King Guhyeong was also the great-grandfather of Kim Yu-shin, the hero who naturalized in Silla and unified the Three Kingdoms of Silla.

Unlike the Gaya ancient tombs commonly seen in Korea, Guheung Royal Tomb looks like a stepped pyramid, built in a stepped pattern on the slope flowing from west to east at the foot of Wangsan Mountain, 923 meters above sea level. Guheung Royal Tomb, which has a total of seven stepped steps and is 7 meters high, is called the royal tomb by adding the suffix "jeon" (transmission) before its name due to a lack of reliable archaeological evidence.

King Guheung, who surrendered to Silla, is said to have spent the rest of his life regretting not being able to enter Wangsan and save his country, and had a tomb made of stones instead of earth. At the entrance to Wangsan is Deokyangjeon, where the memorial tablets of King Guheung, the 10th king of Garakguk, and his queen are enshrined, and memorial ceremonies are held in the spring and fall.