According to the founding legend of Geumgwan Gaya, which was recorded in the 13th century texts of the chronicle
Garakguk-gi and was cited in
Samguk yusa, when the 9 Khans (9干) and their people who were commanded by heaven performed ancestral rites, danced and sang, a gold bowl wrapped in red cloth came down from heaven. There were six eggs in them, and 12 days later six princes were born from the eggs. Also according to legend, King Suro's wife,
Heo Hwang-ok or Suriratna was a princess from a distant country called Ayuta (아유타, 阿踰), also implied to be in Southern India. The legend as a whole is seen as indicative of the early view of kings as descended from heaven. Notably, a number of Korean Kingdoms besides Gaya, made foundation legends with ties to chickens and eggs.
Jumong, the founding King of
Goguryeo, is said to have been born from an egg laid by
Lady Yuhwa;
Park Hyeokgeose, the first King of
Silla (or Saro-guk) is said to have hatched from an egg discovered in a well; and
Kim Al-chi, the progenitor of the Kim dynasty of
Silla, is said to have been discovered in
Gyerim Forest by
Hogong in a golden box, where a rooster was crowing. Aspects of the legend have been mined for information about the customs of Gaya, of which little is known. ==Family==