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Kim Yushin | |
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Born | 595 |
Died | 21 August 673 |
Burial place | Gyeongju, South Korea |
Other names | King Heungmu |
Spouse | Lady Jiso |
Children | 10, including Kim Won-sul |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김유신 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yu-sin |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yu-sin |
Kim Yu-sin (595 – 21 August 673) was a Korean military general and politician in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the Korean Peninsula by Silla under the reign of King Muyeol and King Munmu. He is said to have been the great-grandchild of King Guhae of Geumgwan Gaya, the last ruler of the Geumgwan Gaya state. This would have given him a very high position in the Silla bone rank system, which governed the political and military status that a person could attain.
Much of what is known about Kim's life comes from the detailed account in the Samguk Sagi, Yeoljeon 1-3, and the much briefer record in the Samguk Yusa, vol. 1.