集安지역 高句麗 王陵의 造營

Abstract

This paper examines the contents related to the construction of Koguryo royal tomb(王 陵) in the area of Jian(集安); the situation developed after death of Koguryo kings by the way of archaeology and documents. These are issues about conditions of location of a royal tomb, time, period, size, and method based on the construction of a royal tomb. This will be the required work that should be investigated prior to the study of Koguryo royal tomb. The conclusion will be replaced by arranging the examined contents earlier. Koguryo kings had not been buried immediately right after death. Kings were buried after about 3 year temporary burial. During this period, various details related to the construction of royal tomb had been proceeded. The situation of the burial place of Koguryo kings can be assumed from the royal title. In particular, in case of the king who used the royal title with the name of the burial place, more concrete assumption is possible. There may be several things about the condition of a royal tomb, and yet it is considered that its size is the most influential condition at the present situation. The construction of a royal tomb started after the king had passed away. In case of Kwangaeto the Great(廣開土大王), he was buried 23 months after his death. It is presumed that the size of royal tombs is more than the fixed one. The argument on the size is connected with the one on that how many kings had existed in the area of Jian(集 安). It is assumed that its size is at least more than 30m. But there will be an exception in case of the king who had been replaced because of rebellion. What did royal tombs look like? It is known that all royal tombs in the area of Jian(集 安) are stone-piled tombs. The interior arrangements of stone-piled tombs used to be wooden structures and were gradually replaced by stone structures(a stone chamber). The information on the royal tomb made of stone chambers is relatively well-reserved. It is hard to trace the information on the previous royal tomb because the original had been destructed. It is, however, conceived that a touch of a clue can be found from the structure of the burial chamber of the Great king’s tomb. House-shaped stone coffin box is placed in the stone chamber of the Great king’s tomb. I understand that it is because the influence of the traditional burial custom had been extant. It is, accordingly, grasped that the interior structure of a royal tomb at the time to build up with wooden structures had a house shape. In other words, it might be built in the way that they had made house-shaped wooden structures and then covered them with roofing tiles and their side tiles to protect the establishments. The lifestyle during the lifetime had been extended as the same as before after death.