Once inaugurated on November 4, the spruced-up space will be known as Queen Heo Hwang-ok Memorial Park, after a Korean queen believed to have had Indian roots. Who was Queen Heo Hwang-ok? King Kim Suro and Queen Heo Hwang-ok birthed the Karak dynasty, whose descendants include former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil. In Gimhae in South Korea, two tombs, believed to be of Kim Suro and queen Heo Hwang-ok, are maintained as a memorial park. In 2000, India and South Korea signed an agreement to develop Ayodhya and Gimhae as sister cities.

Source: Indian Express October 26, 2021 06:38 UTC