선춘현(先春峴)과 공험진(公嶮鎭) 위치 고찰 -『세종실록』「지리지」및 고지도, 현지답사 등을 중심으로 -

Abstract

Gongheonjin has been known as an one of the nine Castles in the northeast Goryeo which were constructed by General Yoon Gwan after the second conquest of the northeast Nuzhen during the Goryeo Dynasty. The memorial stone of Seonchunleong in Gongheonjin area was installed to demarcate the border of Nuzhen after Goryeo conquered the region. But there are different opinions about the location of Gongheonjin and Seonchunleong memorial stone. The three different proposed areas are: the Hamheong Plain, Gilju in Hamgyeong Province and the Tuman River area. I tracked the location of Gongheonjin and Seonchunleong based on Sejong Silok(record of King Sejon in the Joseon Dynasty), existing antique maps, recent Yanbian map and Manchuria map from the 1950's. As a result, I proved that the location of Gongheonjin and Seonchunleong is in the north of the Tuman River through an on-site exploration of the Chinese territory. However, the area now belongs to China. Thus, we must remain concerned and come up with future-oriented alternatives to correctly acknowledge the history behind the seizure of the region, and to protect the identity of the region. Although the study may seem insufficient, I hope that it will be a good guidance to researchers who try to retrieve the history of our people.