Michu of Silla

Michu of Silla
	Tomb of King Michu located in the neighborhood of Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju, South Korea.
Korean name
Hangul	미추 이사금
Hanja	味鄒尼師今
Revised Romanization	Michu Isageum
McCune–Reischauer	Mich'u Isagŭm

Posthumous name
	King Michu (미추 이사금; 味鄒尼師今)

King Michu
미추 이사금
味鄒尼師今
King Michu ; 미추 이사금; 味鄒尼師今
Isageum
Ruler of Silla
Reign	262-284
Coronation	262
Predecessor	Cheomhae of Silla
Successor	Yurye of Silla
Died	284; Silla
Posthumous name
Posthumous name
	King Michu (미추 이사금; 味鄒尼師今)
Father	Gudo Galmunwang
Mother	Queen Sullye

Michu was the thirteenth ruler of the Korean state of Silla (r. 262–284). He was the first king of the Kim clan to sit on the Silla throne; this clan would hold the throne for most of Silla's later history. He was the son of Gudo, a leading Silla general, and the sixth-generation descendant of the clan founder Kim Alji.

During Michu's reign, the Samguk sagi reports numerous attacks from Baekje, and does not mention any contact with the other neighboring states.

Michu's tomb is preserved in central Gyeongju today. Various legends pertain to this burial mound, which is known as the Jukjangneung, or "Bamboo chief tomb."

Silla
Monarchs of Korea
(Pre-unification)
Hyeokgeose 57 BCE – 4 CE Namhae 4–24 Yuri 24–57 Talhae 57–80 Pasa 80–112 Jima 112–134 Ilseong 134–154 Adalla 154–184 Beolhyu 184–196 Naehae 196–230 Jobun 230–247 Cheomhae 247–261 Michu 262–284 Yurye 284–298 Girim 298–310 Heulhae 310–356 Naemul 356–402 Silseong 402–417 Nulji 417–458 Jabi 458–479 Soji 479–500 Jijeung 500–514 Beopheung 514–540 Jinheung 540–576 Jinji 576–579 Jinpyeong 579–632 Seondeok 632–647 Jindeok 647–654 Muyeol 654–661