가야고분군 아카이브

초록(영문)

This study aims to examine the structure and character of the polities which had existed in the Seongju area during the fifth and sixth centuries and to analyze the Seongju style pottery. In the second chapter five different stages were established through an analysis of the pottery identified in the area and its change process and characteristic were explored. The first stage which is corresponded to the early fifth century and is the previous stage of the establishment of the pottery was explained as the stage which the tradition of the old-style ceramic pottery remained. The second stage which is corresponded to the mid-fifth century was the establishment period of the pottery. And the regional characteristic of the area was first identified from the stage. The third stage which is corresponded to the late fifth century was the development period which the form of the pottery became more diverse and which its regional characteristic was expressed more abundantly. The fourth stage which is corresponded to the later fifth century was explained as the decline period of the pottery. It was the stage that its various features disappeared and that the influence of the Gyeongju style pottery became higher. The final and fifth stage which is corresponded to the early sixth century was able to be defined as the extinction period of the pottery. During the stage the features of the pottery disappeared completely and it was totally substituted by the Gyeongju style pottery. Besides the characteristic of the Seongju style pottery was able to be explained by its external form burning technique and decoration. The third chapter examined the structure of the polities in the Seongju area by comprehending both the distribution and hierarchy of the mounded tomb groups and fortresses in the area and the period spent for their construction. First it was the distribution of three large mounded groups and the account in Samguksagi that enabled the researcher to presume that three district polities might have existed within the area during the fifth and sixth centuries. In addition my judgement which three or four basic polities might have existed within the district polities in those days is based on the distribution of the grounded tomb groups within the each district rivers arable lands the separation of natural spaces of living. The fourth chapter investigated both the trend of the polities in the area and their elementary characters during the fifth and sixth centuries. The first period is characterized by the fact that ancient large tombs did not appear and a polity where power was concentrated did not emerge. It was from the second period that ancient large tombs began to appear in each district within the area. In my view the influence of indirect rule started to emerge with the beginning of the period in the area as well and the inner growth of the regional polities was launched on a full scale considering the fact that the appearance of ancient large tombs indicates the rule mode of Silla in the local areas of Gyeongju. It was the third period when ancient large tombs were constructed most actively and when the Halmi Fortress was built in the third district. In particular the importance of the polity in the third district was highlighted. It is believed that in the fourth period the construction of ancient large tombs in mounded groups within each district began to decrease and that the local rule mode of Silla was turned to direct rule. During the last and fifth period the construction of ancient large tombs was completely stopped and chamber tombs began to emerge in the Seongju area. This phenomenon implies that the rule mode of Silla was fully turned to direct rule. On the other hand the discussions related to the characters of the polities in the area were proceeded as the follows. The first discussion was about the question that do the potteries exhumed in each site of the area have diversity? The answer is that a common style of pottery existed within the area in those days considering the fact that the potteries exhumed from respective districts show a similar form and they have the same decoration and burning technique. The second discussion was about the question when the Seongju area was conquered to Silla? The answer is between the late and later fourth century. The following three factors support such a fact: (1) the pottery identified in the Wooden Chamber No. 1 of Sibisil; (2) the existence of Ilrichon’s chief appearing in Samguksagi (Vol. 45); and (3) the timing of conquest of the neighboring areas of Seongju such as Daegu and Gyeongsan. The third discussion was about the question what is the attribute of relations between the polities in the Goryeong and Daegu areas and the Seongju polity? The answer is that the polities in the Seongju and Daegaya areas might be unable to keep friendly relations any longer after the later fourth century when the former was subjugated to Silla whereas the polities in Seongju and Daegu areas might have maintained amicable relations under the same dominant structure of Silla given fact that they show a similarity in terms of their pottery and tomb styles. As shown above the present study has examined the change process and characteristic of the Seongju style pottery and furthermore explored the structure trend and character of the polities in the Seongju area in those days. I hope that the insufficient parts of this study will be complemented through the addition of new materials including several unpublished reports of excavation.

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