Kim Yu-sin

Silla-era Korean general (595–673) Kim YushinPortrait of Kim Yu-sin in the "famous portrait photo book of Joseon" published in 1926Born595Manno, Silla (present-dayJincheon County, South Korea)Died21 August 673Burial placeTomb of Kim Yu-sin (believed), Gyeongju, South KoreaOther nameKing HeungmuSpouseLady JisoChildren10, including Kim Won-sulKorean nameHangul김유신Hanja金庾信RRGim YusinMRKim Yusin Portrait of Kim Yu-sin at Namak Seowon, Jinju Kim Yu-sin (Korean: 김유신; Hanja: 金庾信; 595 – 21 August 673) was a Korean military general and politician in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the Korean Peninsula by Silla under the reign of King Muyeol and King Munmu. 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. Much of what is known 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. Early years Kim Yu-sin was the son of General Kim Seohyeon (the seco