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title: Tomb of Muryeong-Wang
author: Straitgate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5736/tomb-of-muryeong-wang/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tomb of Muryeong-Wang

_Authored by Straitgate_

## Image File

[![Tomb of Muryeong-Wang](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5736.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5736.jpg)

## Image Caption

The mound [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of [Baekje](https://www.worldhistory.org/Baekje/) king Muryeong-Wang (r. 501-523 CE) which, within its huge earth mound, has a semi-circular vault lined with hundreds of moulded bricks, many decorated with lotus flower and geometric designs. The structure, located near Gongju, South [Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Korea/), dates to 525 CE, as indicated by an inscription plaque inside the tomb. The queen joined her husband within the tomb in 529 CE.

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Straitgate. (2016, September 26). Tomb of Muryeong-Wang. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5736/tomb-of-muryeong-wang/>
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MuryeongsTomb.jpg) by [**Straitgate**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MuryeongsTomb.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 September 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.