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The Gold Crown Tomb (Kŭmgwan-ch'ong), is a Silla tumulus located in modern-day Gyeongju, South Korea, the former capital of the ancient Silla Kingdom. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which Silla (57 BC – 935 AD was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a Mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves Gyeongju is an administrative division of South Korea and one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Believed to date from the fifth or sixth century CE, the tomb was excavated in 1921. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The tomb was the first to bear one of the sumptuos gold crowns of the Silla royalty, and is still the largest crown excavated thus far. The crowns of Silla were made in the Korean kingdom of Silla approximately in the fifth and sixth centuries of the Common Era The tomb gets its name from this famous crown. [1]. Over 40,000 artifacts were recovered from the tomb, including "gold, silver, and bronze vessels, gold and silver weapons, gilt-bronze plate armor, stoneware vessels, 20,000 mainly blue Indo-Pacific beads, and horse fittings. " [2]. [3].
The tumulus was first discovered by school children who had found beads coming out of the hill. A policeman notified the authorities who began an excavation on the site. [4].
A golden girdle found in the tomb is another important symbol of royalty and is only found in royal tombs. There are several gold girdles of Korea which have been excavated The girdle is about two meters in length, is made up of 39 plaques, and has various charms dangling from the main belt. [5]. The golden crown found in this tomb is also notable for its intricate open metal-work inner cap which suggests a symbolism with bird wings and shamanistic practices. [6]. A bronze tripod pouring vessel is possibly a Chinese import [7].