Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province
These Royal tombs in Bae-dong belong to three Silla Kings: King Adalla, the 8th King of the Silla Kingdom, who ruled from 154–184 CE and expanded its territory considerably; King Sindeok, a descendant of King Adalla and Silla's 53th King who ruled from 912–917; and King Gyeongmyeong, the eldest son of King Sindeok and the 54th King, who ruled Silla from 917–924, during the Later Three Kingdoms period, when much of his country fell to the kingdoms of Hubaekje (Later Baekje) and Taebong (Hugoguryeo or Later Goguryeo).
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Jun 16, 2014