Birth near Pyongyang
· Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, Korea, Empire of Japan
Kim Il Sung was born as Kim Sung Ju near Pyongyang, in the area later identified with Mangyongdae-guyok. Sources differ between nearby Mangyongdae-guyok, Chilgol, and his mother's home in Chingjong; coordinates represent Mangyongdae-guyok.