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Kim Mu-ryeok

Silla general of Geumgwan Gaya royal descent and grandfather of Kim Yu-sin, who as governor of Sinju defeated Baekje at Gwansanseong

A son of King Guhyeong, the last ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, he came to Silla when his kingdom was annexed in 532. When Silla took the lower Han River in 553 and created Sinju province, he became its governor. The following year at Gwansanseong his ambush led to the death of King Seong of Baekje. His name also appears on the Silla stele at Jeokseong in Danyang. Through his son Seohyeon, his grandson Kim Yu-sin went on to lead the wars of unification.

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2 related events

  1. 1
    AD 553Silla Seizes the Lower Han Riverrelated figure

    King Jinheung took the lower Han River that Baekje had just recovered and set up Sinju province, ending the 120-year alliance.

  2. 2
    AD 554Battle of Gwansan Fortresscommander

    King Seong attacked Silla’s Gwansan Fortress with Gaya and Wa allies but was killed in an ambush; some 30,000 Baekje soldiers died.

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  • King JinheungAD 534 – AD 576

    Twenty-fourth king of Silla, who took the Han River basin and Daegaya, raised border steles and organized the hwarang

  • King Seong of BaekjeAD 554

    Twenty-sixth king of Baekje, who moved the capital to Sabi and died at Gwansan Fortress