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portrait of king muyeol 太宗 武烈王 taejong muyeol gim chun-chu 金春秋 muyeol of silla
 t ` aejong muyǒl 김춘추 kim ch ` unch ' u 태종 무열왕
muyeol of silla

king taejong muyeol -lrb- 604 -- june 661 -rrb- , born kim chunchu , was the 29th monarch of the southern korean kingdom of silla -lrb- sinra -rrb- and ruled from 654 to 661 .
he is credited for leading the unification of the three kingdoms of korea .
he was a friend of kim yusin , who eventually became his brother-in-law after he married the latter 's sister .
