The Tomb of King Suro, the 73rd historical site in Geumgwan Gaya, is located in Gimhae City.
Gimhae city, where Gimhae Airport, the air gateway to Busan, is located, is a city where the culture of the ancient kingdom of Gaya, well known in Japan as the Kingdom of Iron, flourished, and ruins that give a sense of the birth of the ancient nation are scattered throughout the city. King Kim Suro, the ancestor of the Gimhae Kim clan, founded the Gaya Kingdom (Geum Gaya) in 42 AD, and the Gaya Confederation of six small countries, including Geum Gwan Gaya, located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, was formed.
Geumgwan Gaya, which flourished with its iron culture centered around Gimhae, was annexed by the powerful Silla in 532, and Daegaya, based in Goryeong, North Gyeongsang Province, was also destroyed by Silla in 562, meaning that Gaya, which had existed for 520 years since its founding, disappeared into history.
The legend of King Kim Suro, who founded the kingdom of Gaya, says that six golden eggs fell from the sky to a mountain called Gujibong, which is adjacent to the tomb of Queen Suro, and each child born from the eggs became the king of Gaya. The first child born was named King Suro.
After receiving only a map of Gimhae City from the tourist information center in front of the Tomb of King Suro, I entered the right entrance to the main gate of the tomb, which is decorated with the Taegeuk pattern, and Hongjammun Gate towered before me. Hongjammun Gate, which represents a sacred area, is an area only gods can pass through, and visitors are asked to pass on both sides of the gate. The divine fish statue at the main gate of the Nareung Tomb of King Suro, which is surrounded by a low wall, has a pattern that is often seen in the Ayuta of India, which is said to support the theory that King Suro's queen came from India.
According to the "Zhifeng Ruishu," the structure of the tomb is estimated to be a large stone chamber tomb. This record also states that during the Bunroku War, the tomb suffered from robbery and other hardships, but that there was also a custom of burying the king with his companions when he died.
The vast grounds of King Suro's Tomb include the tomb itself, as well as the memorial facilities Anhyangak, Jeonsajeong, Saegigo, Sungseonjeon, which houses the memorial tablets of King Suro and his queen, and Sunganjeon, which houses the memorial tablets of the second to ninth kings and queens of Garakguk. Every year on the 15th day of the third month and the 15th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, descendants gather to hold memorial services at Sungseonjeon. To the left of the tomb is the Garak Relics Museum, Gyeongmomun Sunggae, which houses the family tree of the Gimhae Kim clan and the clothing worn by former President Kim Dae-jung.
The Tomb of King Suro was extensively renovated by Heo Yeok, a descendant of King Kim Suro, who served as the governor of Yeongnam in 13 (the 1580th year of King Seonjo) during the Joseon Dynasty, along with the Tomb of Queen Suro, and a monument inscribed with the words "The Tomb of King Suro of Garakguk" was erected in 25 (the 1647th year of King Injo). In 21 (the 1884st year of King Gojong), the government gave the shrine the name Sungseonjeon, which was renovated and remains to this day.
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| spot name | Royal Tomb of King Suro King Suro’s tomb |
| Address | 312, Seosang-dong, Gimhae-si, South Gyeongsang Province Number 312 |
| Phone Number | 055-332-1094 |
| Time | 9：00〜18：00（11月から2月は9：00〜17：00） |
| Admission fee | Free |
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