The Gaya Dynasty ruled most of today's Gimhae region in Gyeongsangnamdo, South Korea from 42 AD to 532 AD. It was founded by King Suro and his five brothers according to myth. The Gaya Dynasty rose to power through iron production and marine commerce but eventually declined due to invasions from neighboring kingdoms like Baekje and Goguryeo. The last king, King Guhyeong, surrendered to the kingdom of Silla, resulting in Gaya being conquered and absorbed by Silla in 532 AD.

1. The Gaya Dynasty By: Benjamin Byeon, Jeffrey Oh, and Joshua Park 7G

2. Table of Content Background Information of Gaya Rise and Decline of Power Names and Details of Monarchs Myths Culture Economy Alliance Bibliography Map of the Gaya Dynasty Map of Gyeongsangnamdo

3. Background Information of Gaya Time Period : 42 A.D. – 532 A.D. Area of Settlement : Most of today’s Gimhae region, near the basin of the Nakdong River in Gyeongsangnamdo Founding : Myth involving King Suro and his 5 brothers. Brief History on its Name : Many different types of names

4. Rise of Gaya Dynasty (Golden Age of Gaya and Restoration Gaya) King Suro founded the Gaya Dynasty for the first time. (basically, the myth slide) Iron production and marine commerce helped Gaya develop From iron, they made axes and other useful objects Received help from Japan

5. The Decline Of Gaya Dynasty (Golden Age and Restoration) Po-sang-pal Kingdom start to invade Gaya. When Goguryeo conquered Nakrang and Daebanggun, it was hard for Gaya to transmit trade with them and Japan. Increase in the iron production capacity of Shilla. Invasion of King Gwanggaeto of Goguryeo. Lost some provinces from Baekiae. King Guhyeong surrendered to Shilla; got conquered by Shilla.

6. Names and Details of Monarchs Overall There were 10 kings in total King Suro, the 1 st king longest rule (158 years) Help promote the magnificent Gaya culture

7. Names and Details of Monarchs King Jua-Ji ruled the shortest (14 years) fell in love with a servant; created a conflict, so the king sent her away King Jin-Hueng, the last king made alliance with Baekjae attacked and conquered Gorguryeo’s trading system

8. Myth #1 The birth of Suro -voice from the sky -sang and dance -6 eggs from sky -Suro came out

9. Myth #2 The myth of Suro’s wife -a lost ship from India -had treasures; beautiful

10. Myth #3 A strange marriage -two families promised to marry their child -then they were both female -went of to a trip -accomplished many things -was married to king’s daughter

11. Culture- Gayagum ( 가야금 )&Bangchucha Gayagum: string instrument set like a table. Made out of paulownia wood( 오동나무 ) Bangchucha: a material used when weaving It was spherical and had a hole in the center. Gayagum Bangchucha

12. Culture- Usage of iron ingots Iron was advance in Gaya Created materials like weapons, farming tools ,and etc with iron The brilliant Gaya culture developed based on the iron culture.

13. Culture- Historical Objects Gaya made earthenware, crowns, earrings, necklaces, stone mattocks, stone knives, iron mattocks, plowshares, sickles, spades, swords, axes, Gaya armor helmets, ceremonial tool, helmet for horses, and more These objects helped Gaya develop. Stone Spades Stone Knives U-shaped with spade Salpo Spade Sword

14. Culture-Accessories & Shoes single bead (pearl) bracelet crystal necklaces gold earrings wood or straw shoes were common

15. Culture-Buddhism Gaya’s first interaction with Buddhism. Pasa Stone Pagoda The two fish figures

16. Culture- Tomb Changed in this order: w. c. t., to w. o. c. t, to s. o. c. t u. e, and to s. o. c. t. s. e Live human and animal burials. = 순장 soonjang

17. Economy Fishing -they started to settle around the Nak-dong-river -land was good, so they started to live on land -fishing helped them to come together and develop

18. Economy Agriculture -founding of iron helped them to farm the land easier -Dae-gaya was strong because of the land reason -also used cow to plow and make the land useful

19. Economy Trading -Because of its location, they had an advantage. -they were believed to be an important port for Korea -had trade with other dynasties and other countries

20. Alliances of Gaya Gaya had alliances with Japan, China, and Baekjae Traded iron with Japan to help Korea Silk Road, China gave silk to Korea for crops, rice ,and iron. (Later Chinese invaded all land with Shilla) Alliance with Baekjae to attack Shilla and take the Han River

21. Bibliography (MLA) &quot;Gaya, Kingdom of Iron- Microsoft Internet Explorer.&quot; Gaya History and Culture . 2001-2003. Gimhae City. 8 Apr 2008 <http://www.gayasa.net/gaya/index.html>.

22. Map of the Gaya Dynasty

23. Map of Gyeongsangnamdo