Kim Yu-sin
Kim Yushin | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Kim Yu-sin in the "famous portrait photo book of Joseon" published in 1926 | |
| Born | 595 |
| Died | 21 August 673 |
| Burial place | Tomb of Kim Yu-sin (believed), Gyeongju, South Korea |
| Other names | King Heungmu |
| Spouse | Lady Jiso |
| Children | 10, including Kim Won-sul |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김유신 |
| Hanja | 金庾信 |
| RR | Gim Yusin |
| MR | Kim Yusin |
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.