Kim Yu-shin

Kim Yu-shin (595-673) was a general in 7th-century Silla. 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.

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595 - 673 - 7th-century - Silla - King Guhae of Geumgwan Gaya - Geumgwan Gaya - Bone rank system

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Much of what we know 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.

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Samguk Sagi - Samguk Yusa

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