신라 황룡사구층탑의 건립과 국제정세

Abstract

This paper is the result of a review of the construction process of the nine-story pagoda of Hwangnyong-sa in the early 640s of Silla's domestic and foreign situations and changes. In 643, Silla promoted diplomacy to ask the Tang Dynasty for troops to prevent a joint attack between Baekje and Goguryeo. In the process, the question of whether the queen's rule was justified was raised again in the Silla. And at this time, Jajang asked Queen Seondeok to build a nine-story pagoda at Hwangnyong-sa Temple. Queen Seondeok and her supporters promoted the construction of the pagoda to emphasize the sacredness and authority of Queen Seondeok and to dispel dissatisfaction with the queen's rule. Meanwhile, in the summer of 644, when preparations for the construction of the nine-story pagoda of Hwangnyongsa Temple were underway, a request from the Emperor of the Tang to participate in the Goguryeo expedition was delivered to Silla. After careful discussion, Silla eventually decided to dispatch troops, and resumed the battle with Baekje in September 644 to prepare for the possible counterattack of Baekje. Finally, the Tang Dynasty's expedition to Goguryeo began, and Silla also fought with 30,000 soldiers in May 645. However, the war ended with little success due to the retreat of Tang Taizong, and Queen Seondeok and her supporters, who insisted on participating in the war, had to take responsibility and divide power. The continued war with Goguryeo and Baekje disturbed the minds of the Silla people at the time, and Silla stepped up the construction of the nine-story pagoda of Hwangnyong-sa to stabilize and rally the public sentiment shaken by the war. As a result, despite the failure of the Goguryeo War and the division of power with the Queen's opponents, the project to build the nine-story pagoda of Hwangnyong-sa was carried out without delay and was finally completed in 646. Now, through the construction process, the nine-story pagoda of Hwangnyong-sa has become a symbol of the Silla people's desperate desire to overcome the crisis of war and reach a peaceful era, beyond a device that proves the queen's sacredness and authority.