Tomb of Queen Suro

The Tomb of Queen Suro, Historic Site No. 74, located near the Gimhae National Museum

On the east and west sides of Guji Peak (currently located behind the Gimhae National Museum), which is said to be closely related to the establishment of the Geumgwan Gaya Kingdom, is the tomb of Queen Heo, wife of Kim Suro of Geumgwan Gaya.

Princess Suro was known as Heo and had the name Hwang Ok. She gave birth to 10 children, two of whom took the surname Heo. For this reason, even today, the Kim clan of Gimhae and the Heo clan of Gimhae are considered to be the same family and cannot marry.

Behind Hongjeonmun is the main gate, Gunammun, and beyond Gunammun you can see the tomb of Queen Heo. Records state that Queen Heo and King Suro lived long lives, reaching the ages of 157 and 158 respectively. Queen Heo died in 189 at the age of 157, and King Suro is said to have followed her ten years later in 10 at the age of 199.

King Kim Suro died 10 years after the Queen, so it is a little questionable why he and the Queen did not share the same tomb, but there are two theories about this. One is that it was not customary to bury a married couple together at the time, and the other is that Queen Heo's Heo clan and King Kim Suro's Kim clan each had their own power base.

 The Three Outer Gates of the Tomb of Queen Suro

The entrance is to the right of the main gate, Gumenammun Gate. Once you pass through Gumenammun Gate, you can see the tomb of Queen Suro directly ahead. Just before that and to the right is the Pasa Stone Pagoda, said to be a mysterious stone pagoda brought from India by Queen Heo, and the Chongboje Shrine dedicated to Queen Suro.

The Pasa Stone Pagoda is said to be a mysterious purple-red stone pagoda that was brought from Ayutthaya, India, by King Heo on a boat to calm the wind and waves.

A full view of Historic Site No. 74, the Tomb of Queen Suro The Tomb of Queen Suro

The Queen's Tomb is a relatively large one, 5 meters high and 6 meters in diameter, with a long stone platform underneath, and the tombstone in front of the tomb is inscribed with the words "Queen of Garak-guk Suro, Tomb of Empress Dowager Boju Heo." The characters for "Empress Dowager Boju" here are said to mean "empress dowager of a great world."

The Tomb of Queen Suro is connected by walking trails to Gujibong Peak, where the legend of the birth of King Suro, who founded the Geumgwan Gaya Kingdom, is hidden, and the Gimhae National Museum.

Basic Information
spot name	Tomb of Queen Suro (Surowanbyrung) Sultan
Address	120, Gusan-dong, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 120 XNUMX
Phone Number	055-330-3948
Time	March to October (3:10 to 9:18) / November 11st to February (1:2 to 9:17)
Admission fee	Free

directions: Take the Busan-Gimhae Light Rail and get off at Museum Station.