Why did Kim Yu-sin become the god of Daegwallyeong? The rites honoring Kim Yu-sin at Gilsangsa Temple in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, are generally performed with the four-bow ceremony performed for a king. Also, the portrait of Kim Yu-sin at Hwabusansa Temple in Gangneung clearly shows the king wearing a gold crown from Silla. This is because Kim Yu-sin was posthumously honored as King Heungmu 160 years after his death. Kim Yu-sin is also revered as a god of mountains. The biggest event in Gangneung, Danoje, is a ceremony to the god of Daegwallyeong, and this god of mountains is Kim Yu-sin. How did Kim Yu-sin become the god of Daegwallyeong? What about Kim Yu-sin has captivated later generations with over ten shrines across the country? The marriage of Kim Yu-sin's parents that stirred up a stir in Silla Kim Yu-sin was not originally from Silla, but was a member of the royal family of the fallen Geumgwan Gaya. Kim Yu-sin's great-grandfather, the last king of Geumgwan Gaya, surrendered to Silla, and the Kim Yu-sin family was incorporated as a true-bone noble family, but was ostracized by the exclusive Silla bone rank society. This is where the sorrow of the Kim Yu-sin family began. Kim Yu-sin's grandfather, Kim Mu-ryeok, was active as a military officer and rose to a high position, but was unable to advance to the central government and only wandered around the outskirts. Also, Kim Yu-sin's father loved a woman of royal blood, but at the time, it was a 'forbidden love' in Silla. In the end, Kim Yu-sin's parents fled to Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, a remote area, and Kim Yu-sin was born in Jincheon, the front line, not Gyeongju. Giving up love for success There is a famous anecdote about Kim Yu-sin that has been handed down. "Kim Yu-sin was riding a horse home drunk, and the horse ended up in the house of his beloved woman, Cheon Gwan-nyeo. Yu-sin cut off the horse's neck with a single stroke and turned around." Kim Yu-sin's mother opposed the relationship between the two because of Cheon Gwan-nyeo's status. In the end, Kim Yu-sin abandoned Cheongwannyeo, and now only the site of Cheongwansa Temple, which is believed to have been built to honor Cheongwan, remains. Was Cheongwannyeo a courtesan, as is commonly believed? Why did Kim Yu-sin have no choice but to resolutely abandon the woman he loved so much? Kim Yu-sin, active as a field commander until his death Kim Yu-sin rose to the highest rank of Hwarang, 'Gukseon', at the age of 18. He made a brilliant appearance in his first historical stage, the 'Battle of Nangbi-seong'. In this battle, Kim Yu-sin rushed into the enemy camp alone, beheaded the enemy general, and returned. There is no record of Kim Yu-sin's defeat after this. Kim Yu-sin, who went to battle as a field commander until his death at the age of 79. We will explore the tactics of Kim Yu-sin, who was also a master of psychological warfare, and the outstanding weapons and military power of the Silla army that played a leading role in unification. The Final Victors, Kim Yu-sin and Kim Chun-chu How did Silla, the weakest of the three kingdoms, unify the three kingdoms and remain the final victor? Kim Yu-sin and Kim Chun-chu were in similar situations, being ostracized by the true bone aristocracy. How could these minority reformists in the central Silla government suppress the conservative true bone aristocracy and make Silla the ultimate victor in the war to unify the three kingdoms? We trace the history of these final victors in the 7th century, when the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla were at a crossroads of whether they would rise or fall, and when fierce wars were fought. HD History Special Episode 25 - Why Kim Yu-sin Became King (broadcast on October 28, 2005) http://history.kbs.co.kr/