King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya

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King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya is the legendary founding monarch of the Geumgwan Gaya confederacy in ancient Korea, traditionally regarded as the progenitor of the Gimhae Kim clan.

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King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya canonical 4
King of Geumgwan Gaya 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaya ruler
Korean legendary figure
founding monarch
legendary monarch
associatedCity Gimhae
associatedClan Gimhae Kim clan
associatedModernState Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea
associatedReligion Korean folk beliefs
associatedWith Gaya confederacy
Gaya states
origin myths of Gaya confederacy
origin myths of Gimhae Kim clan
burialPlace Gimhae
burialSite Tomb of King Suro
category Founders of Korean states
Gaya monarchs
Korean legendary monarchs
commemoratedBy statues and monuments in Gimhae
commemoratedIn local festivals in Gimhae
country Geumgwan Gaya
culture Korean
dynasty Geumgwan Gaya royal house
era Three Kingdoms period context
founderOf Geumgwan Gaya
hasCulturalProperty Historic Site No. 73 (Tomb of King Suro, South Korea)
hasMemorial King Suro Royal Tomb complex in Gimhae
historicity disputed
languageContext Old Korean cultural sphere
linkedTo maritime connections between Korea and South Asia (through Heo Hwang-ok legend)
locatedIn Korean Peninsula
ancient Korea
mythologicalStatus semi-legendary
name Kim Suro
King Suro
Suro of Geumgwan Gaya
nationality Korean (legendary attribution)
progenitorOf Gimhae Kim clan
regionRuled Nakdong River basin
linked to: Nakdong River
reignOver Geumgwan Gaya
religion Buddhism (traditional attribution, historically uncertain)
linked to: Buddhism
role founder of a Gaya polity
sourceText Garakgukgi (lost text, partially preserved in later works)
Samguk Yusa
spouse Heo Hwang-ok
successor King Geodeung of Geumgwan Gaya
title King of Geumgwan Gaya
veneratedBy Gimhae Kim clan
some Korean Buddhists

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Gimhae historicalFigureAssociated King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya
Gimhae Kim clan traditionalFounder King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya
Gimhae Kim clan claimsDescentFrom King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya
King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya title King of Geumgwan Gaya
linked to: King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya
Geumgwan Gaya founder King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya