Kim Hŭmsun


Kim Hŭmsun 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 Silla's bone rank system, which governed the political and military status that a person could attain. His elder brother, Kim Yu-sin, was known as one of the great general of Korean history, and he led the unification of the Korean peninsula.

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Category:Military history of Korea
Category:Silla people
Category:Silla Buddhists
Category:Silla generals
Category:Gimhae Kim clan
Category:People from Gyeongju
Category:590s births
Category:Year of death unknown
Category:Hwarang