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Bak Hyeokgeose

Also known as Hyeokgeose of Silla

Bak Hyeokgeose is the legendary founder of Silla, said in the Samguk sagi to have become king in 57 BCE, when the six villages of the Gyeongju basin chose him as ruler. According to legend he hatched from an egg found beside a well. He is regarded as the ancestor of the Bak clan, one of three lineages that shared Silla's early throne.

Bak Hyeokgeose
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bak Hyeokgeose. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bak-hyeokgeose
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bak Hyeokgeose’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bak-hyeokgeose (Accessed: ).

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