Tomb of King Muryeong

Tomb of King Muryeong
Korean name
Hangul
무령왕릉
Hanja
武寧王陵
Revised RomanizationMuryeongwangleung
McCune–ReischauerMuryŏngwanglŭng

The Tomb of King Muryeong, also known as Songsan-ri Tomb No. 7 (공주 송산리 7호분), is the ancient tumulus of King Muryeong, who ruled the Baekje from 501 to 523, and his queen. The rarity of intact Baekje tombs makes this one of the major archaeological discoveries in Korea and a crucial source for the understanding of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.[1]

The tomb is located in what is now Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is Korean Historic Site No. 13. King Muryeong's Tomb is also registered on the South Korean government's tentative list of World Heritage Sites.

  1. ^ Kim 1973, 1986; Kim and Pearson 1977.