According to Korean folklore, the daegeum is said to have been invented when King Sinmun of Silla was informed by Park Suk Jung, his caretaker of the ocean (海官) in 618 that a small island was floating toward a Buddhist temple in the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
Silla | Rodong Sinmun | Queen Seondeok of Silla | Felix Silla | Naemul of Silla | King Seondeok of Silla | Jinseong of Silla | Jinji of Silla | Jinheung of Silla | Beopheung of Silla | Sinmu of Silla | Sinmun of Silla | Seondeok of Silla | Lucio Silla | La Silla Observatory | Jindeok of Silla | Jeonggang of Silla | Ilseong of Silla |