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Suro of Geumgwan Gaya

r. 42–199 CE (traditional) · 2nd century · Also known as Kim Suro, King Suro

Suro is the legendary founder of Geumgwan Gaya, the leading state of the Gaya confederacy in southern Korea, near modern Gimhae. According to tradition he hatched from a golden egg sent from heaven in 42 CE and married Heo Hwang-ok, a princess from a distant land. He is honoured as the ancestor of the Gimhae Kim clan, Korea's largest.

Suro of Geumgwan Gaya
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Mentioned in 4 state histories

ByeonhanGeumgwan GayaGaya confederacyDaegaya

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