Geumgwan Gaya

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Geumgwan Gaya was an ancient Korean city-state and the leading polity of the Gaya confederacy during the Three Kingdoms period.

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Geumgwan Gaya canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Korean city-state
member of Gaya confederacy
polity
archaeologicalSite Daeseong-dong Tombs
Gimhae shell mounds
associatedDynasty Kim clan of Gimhae
linked to: Gimhae Kim clan
burialCustoms stone-lined tombs
wooden-chamber tombs
capital Gimhae
conqueredBy Silla
country Korea
culturalSphere Korean Three Kingdoms culture
declinePeriod 5th century CE
economyBasedOn agriculture
ironworking
engagedIn maritime trade
fallDate 532
flourishedDuring 1st century CE
2nd century CE
3rd century CE
4th century CE
founder King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya
knownFor iron production
iron trade
languageFamily Koreanic
leadingPolityOf Gaya confederacy
legendAssociatedWith Queen Heo Hwang-ok
locatedIn Gimhae region
Korean Peninsula
Nakdong River basin
linked to: Nakdong River

South Gyeongsang Province
modernCityAssociated Gimhae
modernHeritageSite Royal Tombs of the Gaya Kingdoms
linked to: Daeseong-dong Tombs
neighbor Baekje
Silla
other Gaya polities
partOf Gaya confederacy
politicalSystem monarchy
region Yeongnam region
religion shamanism
sourceMention Chinese historical records
Samguk Sagi
Samguk Yusa
timePeriod Three Kingdoms period
tradedWith Baekje
Chinese commanderies
Wa (ancient Japan)
UNESCOStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage (Royal Tombs of the Gaya Kingdoms)

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Gimhae historicalStateCapitalOf Geumgwan Gaya
Gimhae Kim clan originatesFrom Geumgwan Gaya
Gaya capital Geumgwan Gaya
Gaya majorCenter Geumgwan Gaya
King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya reignOver Geumgwan Gaya
King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya founderOf Geumgwan Gaya
King Suro of Geumgwan Gaya country Geumgwan Gaya