Author: Vinay Krishna Rastogi,
Lucknow
Publication: Hinduism Today
Date: November 10, 2002
URL: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2002/11/10.html
A high-power delegation from South
Korea visited Ayodhya to revive two millennia-old ties with the temple
town. The South Koreans discovered that a Princess of Ayodhya was
married to Korean King Suro in the first century CE. Suro was the
King of Kimhay kingdom or the present Korea. The Princess was married
to the Korean King at the age of 16.
The Koreans believe that the Princess
was the mother of the descendants who nified various Korean kingdoms
in the 7th century CE. Since the first century CE her descendants
prospered and became the largest clan in Korea, known as the
Karak, whose members had been highly distinguished people.
The present President of South Korea
Kim Dae-Jung believes that he is also a descendant of the Great Princess
of Ayodhya. She is regarded as the most blessed queen of Korea in
the last 2,000 years, and Koreans believe that this could be due
to the religious significance of the great temple city of Ayodhya
where Lord Rama was born. The Counsel General of Korea said "I
hope historians will be able to learn more about this great ancient
Hindu city."
He urged the ex-Raja of Ayodhya
BPN Misra to strengthen the cultural ties between Ayodhya and South
Korea.
