Gaya confederacy
Gaya | |||||||||||
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Common languages | Gaya | ||||||||||
Religion | Buddhism, Shamanism | ||||||||||
Government | Confederation | ||||||||||
• 42–199 | Suro (first, Geumgwan) | ||||||||||
• ?-562 | Doseolji (last, Dae) | ||||||||||
Historical era | Ancient | ||||||||||
• Establishment | 42 | ||||||||||
• Submission to Silla | 562 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | South Korea |
Gaya confederacy | |
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Korean name | |
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Hangul | 가야 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gaya |
McCune–Reischauer | Kaya |
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Gaya (Korean: 가야, Hanja:
The traditional period used by historians for Gaya chronology is AD 42–532. According to archaeological evidence in the third and fourth centuries some of the city-states of Byeonhan evolved into the Gaya confederacy, which was later annexed by Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. The individual polities that made up the Gaya confederacy have been characterized as small city-states.[2] The material culture remains of Gaya culture mainly consist of burials and their contents of mortuary goods that have been excavated by archaeologists. Archaeologists interpret mounded burial cemeteries of the late third and early fourth centuries such as Daeseong-dong in Gimhae and Bokcheon-dong in Busan as the royal burial grounds of Gaya polities.[3]
Names
[edit]Although most commonly referred to as Gaya (가야;
In Japanese, Gaya is often referred to as Mimana (
Languages
[edit]Linguists, including Vovin and Janhunen, suggest that Japonic languages were spoken in large parts of the southern Korean Peninsula. According to Vovin, these "Peninsular Japonic languages" were replaced by Koreanic-speakers (possibly belonging to the Han-branch).[7][8]
The later Gaya language likely belonged to the Koreanic Han languages.
The genetic diversity in the Gaya Kingdom region is linked to Jomon-related ancestry.[9]
History
[edit]According to a legend written in the Samguk Yusa in the 13th century, six eggs descended from heaven in the year AD 42 with a message that they would be kings. Six boys were born and matured within 12 days. One of them, named Suro, became the king of Geumgwan Gaya, and the other five founded the remaining five Gayas: Daegaya, Seongsan Gaya, Ara Gaya, Goryeong Gaya, and Sogaya.[10]
The Gaya polities evolved out of the chiefly political structures of the twelve tribes of the ancient Byeonhan confederacy, one of the Samhan confederacies. The loosely organized chiefdoms resolved into six Gaya groups, centered on Geumgwan Gaya. Based on archaeological sources and the limited written records, scholars have identified the late 3rd century as a period of transition from Byeonhan to Gaya, noting increasing military activity and changing funerary customs. This transition was also associated with the replacement of the previous elite in some principalities (including Daegaya) by elements from the Buyeo kingdom, which brought a more militaristic ideology and style of rule.[11][12]
After the Eight Port Kingdoms War(
In 529, Silla destroyed Takgitan Gaya(
In 541 and 544, Baekje led the Sabi Conferences(泗沘
Economy
[edit]Polities were situated in the alluvial flats of tributary river valleys and the mouth of the Nakdong. In particular, the mouth of the Nakdong has fertile plains, direct access to the sea, and rich iron deposits. Gaya polities had economies that were based on agriculture, fishing, casting, and long-distance trade. They were particularly known for its iron-working, as Byeonhan had been before it. Gaya polities exported abundant quantities of iron ore, iron armor, and other weaponry to Baekje and the Kingdom of Wa.[18] In contrast to the largely commercial and non-political ties of Byeonhan, Gaya polities seem to have attempted to maintain strong political ties with those kingdoms as well.
Politics
[edit]Several ancient historical records list a number of polities of Gaya. For example, Goryeo Saryak (고려사략;
Traditionally, the Gaya Confederacy enjoyed good relations with Japan and Baekje, such as when the three states allied against Goguryeo and Silla in the Goguryeo-Wa War. Records indicate Gaya would alongside Baekje regularly send economical, cultural, and technological aid to Japan in exchange for military and political aid, as the Yamato court desired technological progress and cultural advancement while Baekje and the Gaya states desired Japan's military aid in their wars against Silla and Goguryeo.[19]
The various Gaya polities formed a confederacy in the 2nd and 3rd centuries that was centered on the heartland of Geumgwan Gaya in modern Gimhae. After a period of decline, the confederacy was revived around the turn of the 5th and 6th centuries, this time centered on Daegaya of modern Goryeong. However, it was unable to defend itself against the incursions and attacks of the neighboring kingdom of Silla. Eventually, all of the Gaya Confederacy were absorbed into Silla.[20]
After the fall of the Gaya Confederacy, many of the nobility and elite of the confederated states were integrated into the ranks of Silla's bone-rank system including the royal houses of the defeated Gaya Confederacy.[21] One such example was the Sillan General Kim Yu-sin who played a critical role in the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Kim was the great-grandchild of King Guhae of Geumgwan Gaya, the last ruler of the Geumgwan Gaya state. As a result, Kim was given the rank of "true bone" which was the second highest rank one could attain, in part because the royal family of Geungwan Gaya, the Gimhae Kim clan were intermarried with the Gyeongju Kim clan, which was a prominent noble house in Silla.[22]
Member statelets
[edit]- Geumgwan Gaya/Garak state
- Daegaya/Banpa state
- Sogaya/Goja state
- Ara Gaya/Alla state
- Seongsan Gaya/Byeokjin state
- Goryeong Gaya
- Bihwa Gaya/Biji state, occasionally classified as the member of Jinhan confederacy.
Mimana/Imna controversy
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Political and trade relations with Japan have been a source of controversy in both Korea and Japan. Japanese publicists during the twentieth century looked to the Nihon Shoki, which claims that Gaya (named "Mimana" also "Kara" in Japanese) was a military outpost of Japan during the Yamato period (300–710). While there is no evidence to support this, the claim has nonetheless been advocated at various times by Japanese imperialists, nationalists and press to justify the Japanese colonial rule of Korea between 19th and 20th centuries.[23][24]
Archaeological evidence suggests that Gaya polities were the main exporter of technology and culture to Kyushu at that time. The theory of a Japanese outpost is widely rejected in Korea and Japan as there was no Japanese local groups at the time that had a strong enough military power to conquer Gaya or any other part of Korea.[25][26] The technology of Gaya was more advanced than that of the Japanese dynasties of the time.[25][26]
Though this theory has been largely refuted since the 1970s, it remains a sensitive and re-occurring issue in modern-day.
In 2010, a joint study group of historians sponsored by the governments of Japan and South Korea agreed that Gaya had never been militarily colonized by ancient Japan.[27]
Gallery
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An exhibition of royal tomb of Daegaya. Goryeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
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Gold crown and accessories.
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Horn-shaped cup from Gaya that may illustrate connection of Persian culture through the Silk Road to Korea.
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Gaya pottery at the National Museum of Korea.
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Earthenwares display in Museum of Daegaya.
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Shield ornaments excavated from the Daeseong-dong cemetery site in Gimhae.
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This iron helmet illustrates the skill of iron-working and importance of iron from the Nakdong River valley.
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Refinery model of Gaya people.
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Gaya Crown
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Earrings of Gaya.
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A Gaya soldier (After 412, armor style influenced by Goguryeo.)
See also
[edit]- History of Korea
- List of Korean monarchs#Gaya confederacy
- Three Kingdoms of Korea
- Crown of Gaya
- Relations between Kaya and ancient Japan
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (2001). Kaya. In The Penguin Archaeology Guide, edited by Paul Bahn, pp. 228–229. Penguin, London.
- ^ Barnes, Gina L. (2001). Introducing Kaya History and Archaeology. In State Formation in Korea: Historical and Archaeological Perspectives, pp. 179–200. Curzon, London.
- ^ Barnes 2001:188–198.
- ^ Barnes 2001:182-184.
- ^ Beckwith, Christopher (2009). Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present. NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-691-13589-2.
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大辞泉 』 "Digital Daijisen" (by小学館 /SHOGAKUKAN) at Goo Dictionary - ^ Janhunen, Juha (2010). "Reconstructing the language map of prehistorical Northeast Asia". Studia Orientalia 108 (2010).
... there are strong indications that the neighbouring Baekje state (in the southwest) was predominantly Japonic-speaking until it was linguistically Koreanized.
- ^ Vovin, Alexander (2013). "From Koguryo to Tamna: Slowly riding to the South with speakers of Proto-Korean". Korean Linguistics. 15 (2): 222–240.
- ^ Gelabert, Pere; Blazyte, Asta; Chang, Yongjoon; Fernandes, Daniel M.; Jeon, Sungwon; Hong, Jin Geun; Yoon, Jiyeon; Ko, Youngmin; Oberreiter, Victoria; Cheronet, Olivia; Özdoğan, Kadir T. (2022-06-21). "Northeastern Asian and Jomon-related genetic structure in the Three Kingdoms period of Gimhae, Korea". Current Biology. 32 (15): 3232–3244.e6. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.004. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 35732180. S2CID 249896345.
- ^ Barnes 2001:180-182.
- ^ Sin, K.C. (2000). Relations between Kaya and Wa in the third to fourth centuries. Journal of East Asian Archaeology 2(3–4), 112–122.
- ^ This is presumed because of the confusion caused by a series of displaced peoples southward movements following the invasion of Wei in 242, invasion of the Xianbei in 285, the fall of lelang in 313
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日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki)卷 第 十 七 男 大 迹天皇 繼 體 天皇 >繼 體 天皇 23年 3月 >是 月 ,遣 近江 毛 野 臣 ,使 于安羅 .勅 勸 新 羅 ,更 建 南 加 羅 㖨己呑. 百濟遣將軍君尹貴麻那甲背麻鹵等, 往赴安 羅 ,式 聽詔勅 .新 羅 ,恐 破 蕃 國 官 家 ,不 遣 大人 , 而遣夫 智 奈麻禮 奚奈麻 禮 等 , 往赴安 羅 ,式 聽詔勅 . 於是,安 羅 新 起 高堂 , 引昇勅使 .國主 隨 後 昇 階 .國 內大人 ,預 昇 堂 者 一 二 .百濟 使 將軍 君 等 ,在 於堂下 . 凡數 月 再三 , 謨謀乎堂上 .將軍 君 等 , 恨在庭 焉.- In March,
近江 毛 野 臣 was dispatched as an envoy to Anra, and the emperor ordered Silla to rebuild Southern Garas and Takgitan. Baekje dispatched generals "君 尹 貴 ","麻 那 甲 背 " and "麻 鹵" to Anra for orders. Because Silla destroyed the government houses in the country, it did not send those in high rank officer, but sent "夫 智 奈麻禮 " and "奚奈麻 禮 " to Anra to hear orders. At this time, Anra made a new "godang(高堂 )" and made them go up to the royal temple. The king of Anra followed up the stairs, and one or two people with a high official rank of Anra climbed above, but Baekje's general "君 " was below. Since the meeting was held on the party floor for many months, General "君 " felt bad for what was below.
- In March,
- ^ 백승옥. 2004, "
安 羅 高堂 會議 '의 성격과安 羅 國 의 위상", 지역과 역사, vol.0, no.14 pp.7-39. - ^ : The Nature of 'Anragodang Conference(
安 羅 高堂 會議 )' and the Position of AnraGuk(安 羅 國 ) - ^
日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki)卷 第 十 九 天國 排 開 廣 庭 天皇 欽明天皇 > 欽明天皇 2年 4月 >夏 四 月 .安 羅 次 旱 岐夷呑奚·大 不 孫 ·久 取 柔 利 ,加 羅 上 首位 古殿 奚,卒 麻 旱 岐,散 半 奚旱岐兒,多 羅 下 旱 岐夷他 , 斯二 岐旱岐兒,子 他 旱 岐等,與 任 那 日本 府 吉備 臣 [闕名字 .], 往赴百 濟 , 俱聽詔書 . 百濟聖明王謂任那旱岐等言,日本 天皇 所 詔 者 ,全 以復建 任 那 .今 用 何 策 ,起 建 任 那 . 盍各盡忠 ,奉 展 聖 懷 .任 那 旱 岐等對 曰,前 再三 廻 ,與 新 羅 議 . 而無答 報 .所 圖 之 旨 ,更 告 新 羅 , 尙無所 報 .今 宜 俱遣使 , 往奏天皇 .夫 建 任 那 者 , 爰在大王 之 意 . 祇承敎 旨 .誰 敢間言 .然 任 那 境 接 新 羅 .恐 致卓淳 等 禍 [等 謂 㖨己呑·加 羅 .言 卓 淳 等 國 ,有 敗亡 之 禍 .].聖 明王 曰,昔 我 先祖 速 古 王 ·貴 首 王 之 世 ,安 羅 ·加 羅 ·卓 淳 旱 岐等,初 遣 使 相 通 ,厚 結 親好 . 以爲子弟 , 冀可恆 隆 . 而今被 誑新羅 ,使 天皇 忿怒 , 而任那 憤 恨, 寡人之 過 也.我 深 懲悔, 而遣下部 中佐 平 麻 鹵·城 方 甲 背 昧奴等 , 赴加羅 ,會 于任那 日本 府相 盟 .以後 , 繫念相續 ,圖 建 任 那 ,旦夕 無 忘.今 天皇 詔 稱 ,速 建 任 那 .由 是 ,欲 共 爾 曹謨計 ,樹立 任 那 等 國 .宜 善 圖 之 .又 於任那 境 ,徵 召新羅 ,問 聽與不 . 乃俱遣使 ,奏聞 天皇 ,恭 承 示敎 . 儻如使 人 未 還 之 際 ,新 羅 候 隙 ,侵 逼任那 ,我 當 往救.不足 爲 憂 .然 善 守備 , 謹警無 忘.別 汝 所 噵,恐 致卓淳 等 禍 ,非 新 羅 自 强 故 ,所 能 爲 也. 其㖨己 呑,居 加 羅 與 新 羅 境 際 , 而被連年 攻 敗 .任 那 無能 救援 .由 是 見 亡 . 其南加 羅 , 蕞爾狹小 ,不能 卒 備,不知 所 託 .由 是 見 亡 . 其卓淳 ,上下 携貳.主 欲 自 附 , 內應新 羅 .由 是 見 亡 .因 斯而觀 ,三 國 之 敗 ,良 有 以也.昔 新 羅 請援於高麗 , 而攻擊 任 那 與 百濟 , 尙不剋之.新 羅 安 獨 滅 任 那 乎.今 寡人,與 汝 戮力幷心,翳 賴 天皇 ,任 那 必起.因 贈物 各 有 差 . 忻忻而還.- 1st Sabi Conference in Emperor Kinmei 2year April (AD 541)
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日本書紀 (Nihon Shoki)卷 第 十 九 天國 排 開 廣 庭 天皇 欽明天皇 > 欽明天皇 5年 11月 >十一月 ,百濟 遣 使 , 召日本 府 臣 ·任 那 執事 曰,遣 朝 天皇 , 奈率得 文 ·許 勢 奈率奇 麻 ·物部 奈率奇 非 等 ,還 自 日本 .今 日本 府 臣 及任那 國 執事 ,宜 來聽 勅 ,同 議 任 那 .日本 吉備 臣 ,安 羅 下 旱 岐大不 孫 ·久 取 柔 利 ,加 羅 上 首位 古殿 奚·卒 麻 君 ·斯二 岐君·散 半 奚君兒 ,多 羅 二 首位 訖乾智 ,子 他 旱 岐,久 嗟旱岐, 仍赴百 濟 . 於是,百濟 王 聖 明 ,略 以詔書 示 曰,吾 遣 奈率彌 麻 佐 ·奈率己 連 ·奈率用 奇 多 等 ,朝 於日本 .詔 曰,早 建 任 那 .又 津守 連 奉勅 ,問 成 任 那 .故 遣 召之.當 復 何 如,能 建 任 那 . 請各陳 謀 .吉備 臣 ·任 那 旱 岐等曰,夫 建 任 那 國 ,唯 在 大王 .欲 冀遵王 , 俱奏聽勅.聖 明王 謂 之 曰,任 那 之 國 ,與 吾 百 濟 ,自 古 以來 ,約 爲 子弟 .今 日本 府 印 岐彌[謂 在任 那 日本 臣 名 也.],旣 討新羅 ,更 將 伐 我 .又 樂 聽新羅 虛誕 謾語也.夫 遣 印 岐彌於任那 者 ,本 非 侵害 其國[未 詳 .],往古 來 今 ,新 羅 無道 .食言 違 信 , 而滅卓 淳 .股肱 之 國 ,欲 快 返 悔.故 遣 召到, 俱承恩 詔 ,欲 冀,興 繼 任 那 之 國 ,猶 如舊日 ,永 爲 兄弟 . 竊聞,新 羅 安 羅 ,兩國 之 境 ,有 大江 水 .要害 之 地 也.吾 欲 據 此,修繕 六 城 . 謹請天皇 三 千 兵士 ,每 城 充 以五百 , 幷我兵士 , 勿使作田 , 而逼惱者,久禮 山 之 五城 , 庶自投 兵 降 首 .卓 淳 之 國 ,亦 復 當 興 .所 請兵士 ,吾 給 衣 粮.欲 奏 天皇 , 其策一也 .猶 於南韓 ,置 郡 令 ·城主 者 ,豈 欲 違背 天皇 ,遮斷 貢 調 之 路 .唯 庶, 剋濟多難 , 殲撲强敵 . 凡厥凶 黨 ,誰 不 謀 附 .北 敵 强大 ,我國 微弱 .若 不 置 南 韓 ,郡 領 ·城主 ,修理 防護 ,不可 以禦此强敵 .亦 不可 以制新 羅 .故 猶 置 之 ,攻 逼新羅 ,撫 存 任 那 .若 不 爾 者 ,恐 見 滅亡 ,不 得 朝 聘.欲 奏 天皇 , 其策二 也.又吉 備臣·河 內直·移 那 斯·麻 都 ,猶 在任 那 國 者 ,天皇 雖詔建 成 任 那 ,不可 得 也. 請,移 此四 人 ,各 遣 還 其本邑.奏 於天皇 , 其策三也 .宜 與 日本 臣 ·任 那 旱 岐等, 俱奉遣 使 ,同 奏 天皇 , 乞聽恩 詔 . 於是,吉備 臣 ·旱 岐等曰,大王 所 述 三 策 ,亦 協 愚 情 而已.今 願 ,歸 以敬諮 日本 大臣 [謂 在任 那 日本 府 之 大臣 也.]安 羅 王 ·加 羅 王 , 俱遣使 同 奏 天皇 . 此誠千載 一 會 之 期 ,可 不 深 思 而熟計 歟.- 2nd Sabi Conference in Emperor Kinmei 5year November (544)
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