Gyo-dong and Songhyeon-dong Tumuli, Changnyeong

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.514

Category

유적지

Designated year

2011

Location

창녕군, 경상남도— 경남 창녕군 창녕읍 교리 129 등

Coordinates

35.546247, 128.506938

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Changnyeong Gyodong and Songhyeondong Tumuli Groups - The Changnyeong Gyodong and Songhyeondong tumuli groups are burial mounds constructed by the ruling class of Biwhagaya, one of the Five Gaya micro-kingdoms of the 5th-6th centuries. These tumuli, known as high mounds (高塚), which are earthen burial mounds constructed above ground, provide clear evidence of how the political ruling class of the time constructed tombs. Changnyeong contains numerous tumuli groups including the Gyodong tumuli group and Songhyeondong tumuli group in Changnyeong-eup, and the Gyeseong tumuli group in Gyeseong-myeon, with the Gyodong and Songhyeondong groups being the largest in scale and concentrated burial sites of the ruling class. These tombs provide valuable resources for understanding the history of the Changnyeong region, which belonged to Silla among the Three Kingdoms, and the political changes of ancient Korean peninsula. This tumuli group was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in September 2023 as part of the 'Gaya Tumuli Groups.'

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