Gyeru

{{Short description|Korean city-state in antiquity}}

{{Infobox Korean name

|hangul=계루

|hanja={{linktext|桂|婁}}

|rr=Gyeru

|mr=Kyeru

}}

Gyeru (계루, 桂婁) was an ancient Korean city-state that formed within the former realm of Gojoseon. Ruled by the Gyeru clan ({{Langx|ko|계루부, 桂婁部}}), it later became a member of the confederation of Jolbon together with Sono, Jeolno, Sun-no, and Gwan-no, and was given to King Dongmyeong.{{Cite journal |last=Gardiner |first=Kenneth |date=September 2005 |title=Kenneth Gardiner: Indefatigable in Acquiring Knowledge, Tireless in Teaching Others |url=https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE09377903 |journal=The Review of Korean Studies |language=ko |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=93–112}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xV6jh7kA4Y4C |title=Atlas of Korean History |date=2008 |publisher=Published and distributed by Stallion Press |isbn=978-981-08-0785-6 |pages=27 |language=en}} A number of the members of the Go clan in the Gyeru lineage became kings of Goguyreo, including King Yuri and King Taejo, the second and sixth kings, respectively.{{Cite web |title=King Taejo |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=history&id=&board_seq=4006&page=3&board_code=dynasty |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=KBS World Radio |language=en}}