The tomb, in typical Silla style, is a wood-lined chamber running east to west and is covered in a mound of boulders and earth. This kind of tomb is said to follow the pattern of a
Scytho-Iranian tomb in
Pazyryk,
Russia. The tomb is 47 metres in diameter, 157 metres in circumference, and 12.7 metres in height.
Chamber The chamber of the tomb contained a lacquered wooden coffin which had burial goods placed around it. The burial of horse trappings and the sacrifice of a horse with the king shows the importance of horse culture in Silla society and indicates the central role of the king in
shamanism practiced by the people. == Gallery ==