Geumgwan Gaya (43 - 532), also known as
Bon-Gaya (본가야, 本伽倻, "original Gaya") or
Garakguk (가락국, "Garak State"), was the ruling city-state of the
Gaya confederacy during the
Three Kingdoms Period in
Korea. It is believed to have been located around the modern-day city of
Gimhae,
Southern Gyeongsang province, near the mouth of the
Nakdong River. Due to its geographic location, this kingdom played a dominant role in the regional affairs from the
Byeonhan period onward to the end of the Gaya confederacy.