신라 중고기 道使의 운영과 성격 변화

Abstract

Examined in this article are references to the Dosa figures who were local prefects dispatched from the central to individual local towns during the Middle-Ancient period of Silla, in order to determine their nature, as well as identify changes that occurred in their functions. Alterations in the nature of these Dosa figures are analyzed in chronological order, with an emphasis placed upon their functions and their roles. In the Middle-Ancient period of Silla, the Dosa figures were local administrators sent to local administrative units, the Chon towns, from the central capital, but in fact they were not so at least from the very beginning. It was only around C.E.505, when the Chon administration became a norm in local governing, that those Dosa figures were sent to Chon towns. At first, they were sent to local regions such as Nasodokji(according to the Jungseong-ri stele) or Tamsu(according to the Naengsu-ri stele), and collected taxes. Originally they were no administrative representatives of the central, but their early roles like this enabled them to serve mainly as tax collectors in the future. With the launch of the Chon administration in C.E.505, Dosa figures were sent to regional centers, and other Chon towns received Sa’in(使人) figures, who were originally from those towns. Through this Dosa/Sa’in structure, the Silla government continued to collect taxes and mobilize human resources. With the new ‘Gun’ units established in the mid-6th century, Nadu(邏頭) figures were sent to regional centers, while Dosa figures were sent to the rest of them. Finally, all Chon units came to receive Dosa figures as local administrators. During the reign of king Jinpyeong-wang, Silla’s territory was expanded, and the Dosa figures were granted with a new role to lead the war in local Chon towns along the border. We can see the Dosa figures’ role was expanding from mainly an economic(tax collection) one to a fairly military one. This caused the Dosa administration itself to change, and as we can see from historical records of later days, they were documented as Hyeon-ryeong figures, dispatched to the Hyeon units.