Queen Heo Hwang-ok

On 4th November, 2021, Ram Katha Park, situated on the banks of the Sarayu in Ayodhya was renamed as ‘Queen Heo Hwang-ok Memorial Park’, after a Korean queen believed to have had Indian roots.

  • In 2000, India and South Korea signed an agreement to develop Ayodhya and Gimhae (A South Korean city) as sister cities. The memorial space was unveiled in 2001.

About Queen Heo Hwang-ok

  • She was a Korean queen who is believed to have been born Princess Suriratna of Ayodhya, daughter of King Padmasen and Indumati.
  • Padmasen ruled the ancient kingdom of Kausala (Kosala), a region that extended from ....
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