古代社會 星州의 향방

Abstract

This article deals with the course of Seongju area after the establishment of early state. The general details discovered newly through this article are as follows. The name of Euprak (邑洛, walled town) state located in the Seongju area during the Samhan period is not known. It is also not clear that this state belonged to Jinhan or Byeonhan but this state might have changed its alliance frequently whenever the need arose due to its geographical conditions. There was a special meaning that Seongju was called Seongsan Gaya. It was due to specific political situations at that time during the period of the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea or early Goryeo period. However, it is quite difficult to consider that Seongju was absolutely irrelevant to Gaya originally. Therefore, it is understood that Seongju had been incorporated into Gaya temporarily. Seongju was incorporated into Silla in the late 4th century. It is evidenced by no record regarding Seongju after the late 4th century. This is the fact which is clear proven through the archeological materials. It's because that most of the archeological materials excavated from ancient tombs in Seongju are from Silla, not Gaya.