신라의 船府(署) 정비와 백촌강 전투

Abstract

Seonbu(船府) was one of Silla's central administrative departments and was in charge of Silla's naval forces and ships. According to the records of Samguksagi(三國史記), Seonbu was first established in 583 during the reign of King Jinpyeong. And until it became an independent government office in 678, it seems that it was commanded by the military department, Byeongbu(兵部). In the Byeongbu and Seonbu, there are government posts with the same name, Daegam(大監) and Jegam(弟監), and I mentioned in this article that the Daegam and Jegam were separate government posts, respectively. In addition, in this paper, I reviewed the significance of the appointment of two members of the Seonbu, especially in the 3rd year of King Munmu (663). The appointment of two new seniors in 663 occurred during the transition period from the military department(兵部) to the independence of the Seonbu, which meant strengthening the function of the Seonbu. As is well known, in 663, there was a most important battle to determine the victory or defeat of the Baekje Restoration War. In particular, the naval battle of the Baekchon River between the Silla-Tang Alliance and the Baekje-Japan(Wa) Alliance in August 663 was important. I emphasized that the appointment of the senior superintendent((卿) of the Seonbu and its strengthening of the functions were directly or indirectly related to this naval battle. In addition, in light of Silla's preemptive attitude toward the unification war, I mentioned the possibility that the construction of the Seonbu was preemptively carried out with preparation for this in advance before the Battle of the Baekchon River.