Gaya

Alternate meaning: Gaya, a city in Bihar state in India.

Gaya (가야, 伽倻 or 加耶), also known as Garak (가락,駕洛), Gara (가라,加羅), Garyang(가량,加良), Guya (구야, 狗耶) was a confederacy of chiefdoms that existed in three kingdoms era in ancient Korea. According to legend recorded in Samguk Yusa, in the year 42, 6 eggs descended from the heaven with message that they will be kings. 6 eggs hatched and 6 boys were born, and within 12 days they grew mature. One of them, named Suro (수로; 首露), became the king of Geumgwan Gaya (금관 가야), and the other five founded the other five Gayas, namely Daegaya (대가야), Seongsan Gaya (성산 가야), Ara Gaya (아라 가야), Goryeong Gaya (고령 가야), and Sogaya (소가야),

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