Hangul 거등왕 Name Geodeung Geumgwan Hanja 居登王 Died 259 AD | McCune–Reischauer Kodung wang | |
Parents Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, Heo Hwang-ok People also search for Heo Hwang-ok, Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, Jeonggyeon Moju, Lee Biga | ||
Revised Romanization Geodeung wang Grandparents Lee Biga, Jeonggyeon Moju |
Geodeung of Gaya, also called Geodeung Wang, was the king of Gaya, a confederacy of chiefdoms that existed in the Nakdong River valley of Korea during the Three Kingdoms era, from 199 to 259. Legend holds that he was the son of King Suro of Gaya and Suro's queen, Heo Hwang-ok. Legend says also they had in total ten sons. Geodeung Wang was married with Queen Mojong, who was the daughter of Sin Po Ch'onpukyong and Mojong. Sin Po was a courtier in Heo Hwang-ok's entourage.
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