‘백촌강 전투’와 한·일 역사 교과서 서술

Abstract

Description of history textbooks is greatly important in forming students' historical consciousness. The quality of Korean history textbook can be known by comparison with other countries'. For this purpose, it will be examined how both Korean and Japanese history textbooks describe 'Baekchon River Battle'. At the same time, it will be looked at with relation to 'Baekjae's Revival Movement'. As soon as Baekjae was collapsed by the allied force of 'Silla' and 'D'ang', some people including Bokshin, who was a residual vassal of Baekjae, led the Revival Movement in Imjon Castle. In addition, he asked Japan for a reinforcement and returning of Prince Poong of Baekjae. Therefore, Queen Jaemyung and his son Prince Joongdaehyung in Japan set out the recruitment of the volunteer soldiers. Support from Japan, however, progressed cautiously because of the pressure that they had to face the opposition to sending troops in Japan, both in domestic opinion and D'ang's opinion. The troops sent in 663 fought in the mouth of Baekchon River with Baekjae Revival Army, but they were greatly defeated due to the attack with fire from Dang's Navy. King Poong fled to Goguryeo. Japan's army with the drifting people of Baekjae withdrew from the war and returned its nation. 'Baekchon River Battle' became a very important turning point in East Asia's situation including D'ang, Silla, Japan, etc. There is a detailed description of the war in Japanese a government-designated textbook, including the results of recent research. Especially, It is shown that Japan tries to find their position maintaining the international order of East Asia, with the objective attitude of describing their great lose in the war. In other words, Japanese textbook possess the attitude that history textbooks must be equipped with in that they have an objective attitude, a broad perspective in history and accept the results of recent research. Yet, there is also a limit in that Japanese authorized textbook omits the mention of Baekjae's drifting people. In contrast, Korean history textbook has many problems in the attitude of description owing to its system, a nation textbook. There is few depictions of the procedures, scale and meaning of 'Baekchon River Battle'. Moreover, it is depicted from D'ang's point without explanation about Japanese troops. It also has a limit in depicting Heukchisangji, who surrendered to Dang, as a key figure of Revival Movement. In conclusion, narration of history textbooks is extremely important because it forms students' historical consciousness fundamentally.