Geumgwan Gaya

Geumgwan Gaya (Korean: 금관가야; Hanja: 金官伽倻), also known as Bongaya (본가야; 本伽倻; lit. original Gaya) or Garakguk (가락국), was the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy that existed from 43 to 532 CE, during the Three Kingdoms period, in Korea. It is believed to have been located around the modern-day city of Gimhae, Southern Gyeongsang province, near the mouth of the Nakdong River. Due to its geographic location, this kingdom played a dominant role in the regional affairs from the Byeonhan period onward to the end of the Gaya confederacy.