평원왕대 정국 운영의 특징과 그 함의

Abstract

King Pyongwon overcame the chaos created by King Yangwon immediately after his ascension to the throne and achieved stability nationally and internationally. Although he was a son of King Yangwon, there were differences in their methods of political management. Under the reign of King Pyongwon, the remarkable changes were that sacrificial rites were passed to Founder’s Shrine in Jolbon internally and a different form of diplomacy to the previous king was enacted externally. Goguryeo under the reign of King Yangwon had diplomatic relationships only with the Northen Dynasties of China. As King Pyongwon gained power, diplomatic exchanges were extended both to the Southern Dynasties as well as the Northern Dynasties. Thus, Goguryeo’s diplomatic exchanges with China differed according to the period, coincidental memorial services are performed Founder’s Shrine under the reign of King Anjang and King Pyongwon, popular exchanges were made more frequent with the Southern Dynasties. From this aspect, transferring ancestral rites to Founder’s Shrine and changes in diplomatic exchanges with China showed a close relationship with the changes in governmental management, notably, the politcal powers. Under the reign of King Yangwon, who experienced a struggle in his ascension to the throne, Goguryeo suffered from conflicts in political power and an invasion by Dolgwol(突厥) and was deprived of ten fortresses in the Han-River Basin. King Pyongwon who ascended the throne under these circumstances, tried to overcome the chaos of political management created during the reign of King Yangwon and to prepare for the threat of war from the Northern Districts. In his efforts to do this, King Pyongwon necessarily had to pacify the Segun(細群) powers of the old capital which was defeated in the struggle for ascension to the throne. King Pyongwon appointed political powers relating to Ondal from Jolbon. In particular, as Ondal became a son-in-law of King Pyongwon, he was a leader in the war with Later- Zhou(後周) and won a victory. King Pyongwon did ancestral rites to Founder’s Shrine of Jolbon for cooperation with the political administrative power of the old capital. On the way home after the memorial services Founder’s Shrine, King Pyongwon released the powers involved in an uprising in Hwandosung(丸都城) to secure supporting power so that the political power of King Pyongwon could gain cooperation and be prepared for threats from the Northern powers with increased strength. It was suggested that the method selected from the process where King Pyongwon pacified the political power from the old capital and gained cooperation was passing the ancestral rites to Founder’ s Shrine in Jolbon, and exchanges due to this would work as motivation to extend diplomatic exchanges even to the Southern Dynasties. Keywords