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Usan-guk’s Surrender and the Sea Route to Silla

  • The Review of Korean History
  • 2022, (147), pp.5-40
  • DOI : 10.31218/TRKH.2022.9.147.5
  • Publisher : The Historical Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > History
  • Received : August 30, 2022
  • Accepted : September 15, 2022
  • Published : September 30, 2022

Choi, Hee-joon 1

1광운대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper was prepared to clarify the sea route between Silla and Usan-guk in detail. First, Usanguk was identified as a country founded by some of the Don-Ye(東濊) from the coast of Gangwon-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do in the mid-to-late fifth century after they crossed the sea and settled on Ulleungdo Island. They led essential economic lives through fishing and cultivation and supplied insufficient food and supplies through trade with local forces on the east coast of the Korean Peninsula across the sea. Meanwhile, Silla, which dominated the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula, completely changed its rule style over the region from the existing indirect rule to direct rule after the 6th century. Usanguk which was trading with the ruling forces on the east coast, had a conflict with Silla, and as a result, Silla conquered Usanguk in 512 with military forces, and Usanguk surrendered to Silla. After 512, the relationship between Silla and Usanguk can be defined as the relationship between the suzerain and the subordinate country(宗屬關係). Every year, Usanguk dedicated indigenous products to Silla as a tribute and imported and accepted various goods and cultures from Silla. Such intercourse between the two countries took place through the sea route of Silla-Usanguk. The entry and departure point for Silla on this sea route was a port in today's Uljin area, such as Jukbyeon Port(竹邊港) and Gusan Port(邱山港). And the entry and departure point toward Usanguk can be fixed at Hyeonpo Port(玄圃港) in the northern part of Ulleungdo Island.

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