SOUTH KOREAN FIRST LADY'S ANCESTORS FROM AYODHYA

Subject:	SOUTH KOREAN FIRST LADY'S ANCESTORS FROM AYODHYA - REPORT
Date:	Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:41:55 GMT

South Korean first lady's ancestors from Ayodhya: report

Rediff
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

South Korea's First Lady Kim Yoon-ok's descendants had royal origin
in Ayodhya, said a newspaper report.

Kim, wife of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, is a descendant of
one of royal families in Ayodhya dating back two thousand years, The
Korea Times has reported quoting the presidential office.

"The office said Kim is a descendant of Heo Hwang-ok, a princess who
travelled from an ancient Kingdom in Ayodhya, India [ Images ], to
Korea," the newspaper reported.

"An analysis of DNA samples taken from the site of two royal Gaya
tombs in 2004 in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, confirms that
there is a genetic link between the Korean ethnic group and certain
ethnic groups in India," it said.

"Heo arrived on a boat and married King Suro of Korea's Gaya Kingdom
in AD 48, according to Samguk Yusa, an 11th-century collection of
legends and stories.

"The chronicle says Princess Heo had a dream about a handsome king
from a far away land. After the dream, Heo asked her royal parents
for permission to set out on an adventure to find the man of her
fate," the report said.

According to the ancient book, Heo sailed to the Korean Peninsula,
carrying a stone, with which she claimed to have calmed the waters.

"Archeologists discovered a stone with two fish kissing each other in
Korea, which is a unique cultural heritage linked to a royal family
in Ayodhya," it said.

The princess is said to have given birth to 10 children, which marked
the beginning of the powerful dynasty of Gimhae Kims.

Tags: Heo Hwang-ok, Ayodhya, Kim Yoon-ok, South Korea, Gimhae Kims

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