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  • Birthplace of General Kim Yushin and Taesil
    • Birthplace of General Kim Yushin and Taesil
    • Birthplace of General Kim Yushin and Taesil
    • Classification: Historic Site No. 441 (Designated on June 11, 1999)
    • Age: The Three Kingdoms (17th year of King Jinpeyong during the Shilla dynasty)
    • Administrated by Jincheon-gun
    • Address: # 18 Sanggye-ri, Jincheon-eup, Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk
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  • This is the birthplace of King Mongmu Kim Yushin (595-673), the 13th generation descendant of King Kimsuro, the founder of Garakguk.
  • General Kim Yushin was the son of General Kim Seohyeon, a governor of Manno-gun, the former Jincheon-gun. He was born in Gyeyang, Sanggye-ri Jincheon County in 595 (the 17th year of the reign of King Jinpyeong.)
  • He became a Hwarang in 609 (the 31st year of the reign of King Jinpyeong) when he was only 15. In addition, he made a significant contribution during the Battle of Nangbiseong and took the post of ruler of Apryang province. He served as General-in-Chief (sangjanggun) during the reign of Queen Seondeok and as First Minister (Sangdaedeung) in 660, the 7th year of King Muyeol. He formed an alliance with Tang dynasty China to destroy the Baekje kingdom and attacked the Goguryeo kingdom as the supreme commender (Daechonggwan) of the allied forces of the Shilla dynasty and Tang dynasty in 668 to recover the territory of Goguryeo, the northern part of the Han River region and finally accomplished the unification of the Three Kingdoms. He was bestowed with the title of Taedaegakgan and awarded the honorary title of King Heungmu after his death.
  • At present there is a memorial stone called Yuheobi that was erected in 1983 at the place called Janggun-teo (the old site of the official residence of the viceroy) in front of Gyeyang. Yeonbojung, the water well that the official residence of the viceroy used, still exists around 50m north-east of Yuheobi. Furthermore, Chimadae, a place for horseriding and martial arts training, and Taesil are located at the top of the mountain, which is 461.8meters above sea level. The mountain is surrounded by a 216 meter long and 1-1.3 meter high stonework similar to a mountain fortress wall. This Taisil of Kim Yushin is considered historically important because it is one of the oldest types of Taisil in Korea.