Michu of Silla

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Michu of Silla
Tomb of King Michu located in the neighborhood of Hwangnam-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea.[1]
Korean name
Hangul	미추 이사금
Hanja	味鄒尼師今
Revised Romanization	Michu Isageum
McCune–Reischauer	Mich'u Isagŭm

Michu of Silla was the thirteenth ruler of the Korean state of Silla (r. 262–284). He was the first king of the Kim clan to sit on the Silla throne; this clan would hold the throne for most of Silla's later history. He was the son of Gudo, a leading Silla general, and the sixth-generation descendant of the clan founder Kim Alji.

During Michu's reign, the Samguk Sagi reports numerous attacks from Baekje, and does not mention any contact with the other neighboring states.

Michu's tomb is preserved in central Gyeongju today.^[2] Various legends pertain to this burial mound, which is known as the Jukjangneung, or "Bamboo chief tomb."^[3]