South Korean ambassador to India Chang Jae-Bok said that Ayodhya is historically important for India and South Korea as it has a rich, ancient connection to the birth of the Indian princess,바카라 웹사이트Suriratna,바카라 웹사이트who was also known as Heo Hwang-ok, a South Korean queen.
South Korea once again highlighted the importance of Ayodhya and the Ram Janmabhoomi project and how it was 'historically' significant for India and the former.바카라 웹사이트South Korean Ambassador in India Chang Jae-Bok was speaking at a press conference on Monday when he said,바카라 웹사이트"The central government or the Uttar Pradesh바카라 웹사이트government should elaborate the programme (of Ram Temple inauguration)."
He further said that South Korea would work on attending the Ram temple inauguration,바카라 웹사이트if the government of India issued바카라 웹사이트an invitation.바카라 웹사이트
It is not the first time that the historical link between Ayodhya and South Korea was brought to the front. A similar statement was made in 2020 by Shin Bongkil, South Korea라이브 바카라 Ambassador to India. During an interview, he said,바카라 웹사이트“Ayodhya has important relations with Korea. In Korea라이브 바카라 ancient history book, it라이브 바카라 written that a princess from Ayodhya married a Korean king, Kim Suro."
He added, “In archaeological findings from the king라이브 바카라 tomb, artefacts belonging to Ayodhya have been found.” Bongkil's statement had come just a day before바카라 웹사이트the바카라 웹사이트bhoomi pujan바카라 웹사이트(ground-breaking) ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Tracing the history바카라 웹사이트
It is said that every year several South Koreans throng to Ayodhya as they trace their lineage to the Indian princess,바카라 웹사이트Suriratna, also known as Heo Hwang-ok, who바카라 웹사이트married King Suro of Geumgwan approximately 2,000 years ago.바카라 웹사이트
The king and queen started the Karak dynasty, whose descendants are believed to be more than six million Koreans, including former바카라 웹사이트South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil.
According to historical text,바카라 웹사이트Samguk Yusa,바카라 웹사이트Suriratna was born as a princess of바카라 웹사이트Ayodhya to King Padmasen and Indumati. Padmasen ruled the ancient kingdom of Kausala, a region that extended from present-day UP to Odisha. When Suriratna was 16 years old, she was said to have travelled from 'Ayuta', the ancient name of present-day Ayodhya, to Korea to marry King Suro as it was her father's dream.
Suro was the바카라 웹사이트founder and King of Geumgwan Gaya in south-eastern Korea, which was said to have been located바카라 웹사이트around modern-day Gimhae city in Southern Gyeonsang province. The couple are said to have had 12 children.
Additionally, the symbol of the Geumgwan Kingdom is a바카라 웹사이트twin fish symbol, which is also found in many historical monuments in Ayodhya.
This legend has given way to several cultural and diplomatic ties between the two countries.
In 2001, a memorial for the Indian princess바카라 웹사이트was inaugurated바카라 웹사이트in Ayodhya on the west bank of the Saryu River.바카라 웹사이트India and South Korea signed an agreement to develop Ayodhya and Gimhae as sister cities and in 2016, a delegation was sent by South Korea to refurbish the memorial.바카라 웹사이트
Subsequently, in 2018, South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook attended the inauguration of the beautification work and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in also signed an MoU for developing the memorial.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트