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The mysterious codes engraved on the epitaph of King Munmu of Gyeongju Who is King Seonghan, the founder of Silla? Who is Tuhu? Are the royal family of Silla descendants of the Huns? Who is King Seonghan, recorded in the epitaph of King Munmu? The epitaph of King Munmu records that King Seonghan is the founder of Silla. King Seonghan does not appear at all in the Samguk Sagi or Samguk Yusa. The tombstone of Kim Inmun, the younger brother of King Munmu, also records that King Seonghan is the founder of Silla. Who is King Seonghan, the mysterious figure? The mysterious letter 'Tuhu' engraved on the epitaph of King Munmu According to the Book of Han, Tuhu refers to the crown prince of the Huns, Kim Il-je. The Huns were a horse-riding people who settled in Mongolia and Central Asia and were an object of fear for the Chinese. Qin Shi Huang began building the Great Wall to block the Huns, and Liu Bang, who founded the Han Dynasty, suffered a humiliating defeat by the Huns. Later, during the process of Emperor Wu of Han subduing the Xiongnu, Kim Il-je was captured and later revealed to have been given the title of Tuhu by Emperor Wu of Han. The cryptic expressions appearing in the epitaph of King Munmu imply a close relationship between Kim Il-je and King Seonghan. Relics of Silla similar to the Xiongnu, are the Kim dynasty descendants of the Xiongnu? The early Silla tombs and the Xiongnu tombs have the same style of stone chamber tombs, and the same Ordos-type Xiongnu cauldron was also excavated from the Silla tombs. The gold crown that appeared during the reign of the Silla Kim dynasty is also in line with the Xiongnu culture that held gold sacred. Can these relics really be evidence that the Silla Kim dynasty is descendants of the Xiongnu? History Tracking Episode 1 Secrets of the Epitaph of King Munmu Part 1 - Are the Silla Kim Royal Family descendants of the Xiongnu? (Broadcast on November 22, 2008) http://history.kbs.co.kr/