고구려 평양위치 관련 기록의 검토 - 일본학자들의 장수왕 천도설에 대한 재검토-

Abstract

The records on the capital of Goguryeo have been made by mainly Japanese scholars since the first capital. It has been a common view that the capital is Pyongyang in the Korean Peninsula so far. However, some records that the capital could not be Pyongyang in the Korean Peninsula were found in Samguk Sagi and some Chinese history documents. This study tried to retrace the Pyongyang which was transferred by King Jangsu based on the Chinese history documents. The finding of this study has shown that Pyongyang transferred by King Jangsu was the whole area of Shenyang and Liaoyang in Liaoning Province in China. It may be considered that the result of this study is worth to be reliable in the aspect of comparative analysis based on the various Chinese history documents. The most important basis for ascertaining of the location of Pyongyang was that Paesu rose from the east and flowed to the west. The reliability of this study, however, has shown that the rivers holding the direction of flows also exist in the area of Liaoyang. Based on the findings of this study, the location of Pyongyang transferred by King Jangsu should be studied again. The further study on the location of Pyongyang transferred by King Jangsu, which was also recorded in Korean history documents, should be recommended.