Culture5th–6th century

Jisan-dong Tombs, Goryeong

Tombs of the kings and elite of Daegaya. Tomb No. 44 is a sacrificial burial holding dozens of people.

Some 700 tombs, large and small, line the ridge of Mt. Jusan at Goryeong, the Daegaya capital. Most are pit-style stone-cist tombs, and they held gilt-bronze crowns, iron armour and Daegaya-style pottery.

Tomb No. 44 surrounds its owner’s chamber with some 30 small stone cists, burying dozens of retainers with him. Silla banned such burials under King Jijeung in the 6th century. In 2023 it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the Daeseong-dong tombs and others as the "Gaya Tumuli".

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States at the time: Gaya
Places: Jisan-dong Tombs, Goryeong

Before and after

Earlier: AD 500 Cheonmado (Heavenly Horse Painting)
Later: AD 500 Ornamented Dagger from Gyerim-ro, Gyeongju

Themes that include this event

Changes in Tombs2000 BC – 1374
From dolmens to the tomb of King Gongmin — stone-mound, stone-mound wooden-chamber, stone-chamber and brick tombs, and how burial changed by kingdom and age
Intangible and World Heritage2000 BC – 1850
From the dolmens to Namhansanseong on the World Heritage List, from Jongmyo ritual music to ssireum on the Intangible Heritage lists — where each came from and when it was inscribed