Bunsanseong Fortress, Gimhae

This is a stone-built mountain fortress with a circumference of about 900 m, on top of Bunsan, from where the wide plain of the lower Nakdonggang River can be seen at a glance. The exact date it was first built is uncertain, but it is presumed to date from the Three Kingdoms period. In the early Joseon period, Bak Wi repaired and rebuilt the fortress to defend against the invasions of Japanese (Wa) raiders; after it fell into ruin during the Japanese invasions of 1592, it was rebuilt again in the eighth year of Emperor Gojong (1871) and has continued to the present day. The wall was built to encircle the flat ground at the top of the mountain, forming a long oval shape running north to south. In the south-west, steep natural rock cliffs were used as they were, and part of the wall survives there today. The route into the fortress appears to have followed the valley on the west side of the mountain fortress and entered from behind, on the north side. At present there are a well, a hermitage and private houses inside the fortress, and three steles stand on the summit. Around the fortress are Gaya tombs, the Tomb of Queen Heo, Consort of King Suro, and Gujibong, associated with the foundation legend of Gaya, showing the connection between these sites and the fortress. The name was changed from Bunsanseong to Bunsanseong Fortress, Gimhae, by official notice on 28 July 2011.

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Where it is

Region

Gimhae, Gyeongnam

Designation

Historic Site · 사적