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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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Korean city-state
member of Gaya confederacy
polity
archaeologicalSite Daeseong-dong Tombs NERFINISHED
Gimhae shell mounds NERFINISHED
associatedDynasty Kim clan of Gimhae NERFINISHED
burialCustoms stone-lined tombs
wooden-chamber tombs
capital Gimhae NERFINISHED
conqueredBy Silla NERFINISHED
country Korea NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
knownFor iron production
iron trade
languageFamily Koreanic
leadingPolityOf Gaya confederacy NERFINISHED
legendAssociatedWith Queen Heo Hwang-ok NERFINISHED
locatedIn Gimhae region NERFINISHED
Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED
Nakdong River basin NERFINISHED
South Gyeongsang Province NERFINISHED
modernCityAssociated Gimhae NERFINISHED
modernHeritageSite Royal Tombs of the Gaya Kingdoms NERFINISHED
neighbor Baekje NERFINISHED
Silla NERFINISHED
other Gaya polities
partOf Gaya confederacy NERFINISHED
politicalSystem monarchy
region Yeongnam region NERFINISHED
religion shamanism
sourceMention Chinese historical records
Samguk Sagi NERFINISHED
Samguk Yusa NERFINISHED
timePeriod Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED
tradedWith Baekje NERFINISHED
Chinese commanderies
Wa (ancient Japan) NERFINISHED
UNESCOStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage (Royal Tombs of the Gaya Kingdoms)

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Gimhae historicalStateCapitalOf Geumgwan Gaya