Geumgwan Gaya

Geumgwan Gaya
Hangul
금관가야
Hanja
金官伽倻
Revised RomanizationGeumgwan Gaya
McCune–ReischauerKŭmgwan Kaya

Geumgwan Gaya (43–532), also known as Bon-Gaya (본가야, 本伽倻, "original Gaya") or Garakguk (가락국, "Garak State"), was the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy during the Three Kingdoms period in Korea. It is believed to have been located around the modern-day city of Gimhae, Southern Gyeongsang province, near the mouth of the Nakdong River. Due to its geographic location, this kingdom played a dominant role in the regional affairs from the Byeonhan period onward to the end of the Gaya confederacy.