Guhyeong of Geumgwan Gaya

Guhyeong of Geumgwan Gaya
King of Geumgwan Gaya
Reign521 – 532
PredecessorGyeomji of Geumgwan Gaya
SuccessorDynasty abolished
(Beopheung of Silla as the King of Silla)
SpouseLady Gyehwa
HouseKim
FatherGyeomji of Geumgwan Gaya
MotherLady Suk
Guhyeong of Geumgwan Gaya
Hangul
구형왕 or 구해왕
Hanja
仇衡王 or 仇亥王
Revised RomanizationGuhyeong wang or Guhae wang
McCune–ReischauerKuhyŏng wang or Kuhae wang

Guhyeong of Geumgwan Gaya, also often Guhae (r. 521–532)[1] was the tenth and final ruler of Geumgwan Gaya, a Gaya state of ancient Korea. He was the son of King Gyeomji and Queen Suk.

Faced with an onslaught of Silla forces under King Beopheung, King Guhyeong chose to surrender freely, and brought his family and his treasures to Silla. He was received with ceremony and his family were admitted to the second-highest rank of the Silla bone rank system, the "true bone." The king was given the rank of Sangdaedeung, and permitted to keep his former territory as sigeup stipend land. According to the Samguk yusa, this occurred either 520 or 490 years after the kingdom's legendary founding by King Suro.

  1. ^ These dates are generally accepted. However, the Samguk yusa gives 521-562 also provides the alternate dates 507–549.