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.
I received only a map of Gimhae city from the tourist information center in front of the Tomb of King Suro, and entered the right entrance of the main gate of the Tomb of King Suro, which is painted with the Taegeuk pattern, and Hongjammun Gate rose up before me. Hongjammun Gate, which represents a sacred area, is an area where only gods pass through, and visitors are asked to pass by both sides of the gate. The divine fish statue at the main gate of the Nae Tomb of King Suro, which is surrounded by a low wall, has a pattern that is often seen in Ayuta, India, and 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.
Within the spacious grounds of King Suro's Tomb are the royal tomb itself, as well as the ritual facilities Anhyanggak, 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 the Garak Kingdom. Every year on the 2th of the third month and the 9th of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, their descendants gather to hold a ritual at Sungseonjeon. To the left of the tomb are the Garak Relics Museum and Gyeongmomun Sungjae, 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 | 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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