신라 선화공주의 역사적 실재와 역할

Abstract

Princess Seonhwa of Shilla is only recorded in the story of king Mu of Baekje of 『Samgukyusa(三國遺事)』. According to him, Princess Seonhwa is the daughter of King Jinpyeong, the main character of ‘Seodongyo,’ a song of Shilla period, and marries Seodong, or King Baekjemu. The story of king Mu of 『Samgukyusa(三國遺事)』 described as a heroic story the eccentric birth story of King Mu of Baekje, the unfortunate growth environment, and the boldness and wit that he had, and the life story that became the king of Baekje after overcoming hardships. Princess Seonhwa's scandal, the resulting departure, the accidental meeting with Seodong on her way to exile, and the process of marriage believing coincidence to be a coincidence seem to be the result of glorification in the process of being transferred by Shilla and Goryeo people, and the recognition of the period of Goryeo, when the dynasty was recorded. In other words, the historical background of the story of king Mu was not love between the West-East and Princess Seonhwa, but between Baekje and Shilla's royal families, whose purpose was to strengthen the royal authority. Two more anecdotes are also told about the role of Princess Seonhwa, who married Seo-dong, in the story of king Mu. One is to inform Seodong of the value of gold immediately after his marriage, and the other is to propose the creation of Maitreya Temple as a queen of Baekje. Princess Seonhwa from the story of king Mu was the princess of King Jinpyeong of Shilla, the queen of King Mu of Baekje, and the protagonist of the creation of Maitreya Temple. However, according to the inscription of the tsarira casket in Maitreya Temple which was discovered in 2009 during the demolition work to restore the tower of Maitreya Temple, the founder of Maitreya Temple is Queen Baekje, the daughter of Sataek who are a nobleman of Baekje and its time is the year 639. The year 639 is believed to refer to the time when Maitreya Temple was completed due to the expansion of east zone, which includes the bronze tower, and west zone, which includes the pagoda. Thus Princess Seonhwa would have been the founder of Maitreya, and Queen Sataek would have been the originator of east zone and west zone . Marriage between the royal families serves to strengthen the alliance by forming a blood-related bond between the two countries, and to act as a hostage as a political security against each other's betrayal. Princess Seonhwa played a role in mediating the relationship between Shilla and Baekje royal families through marriage, and also made a decisive contribution to the establishment of a temple called Maitreya in Baekje. Thus, the name ‘Seonhwa’ of Shilla was probably given in connection with the creation of Maitreya Temple, which was used as a foundation to strengthen the royal authority of King Mu. King Jinpyeong intended to marry his second daughter, Kim Yong-chun, to consolidate the kingdom internally, and to marry his third daughter Seonwha and King Mu of Baekje to gain external stability through the marriage of the Shilla-Baekje royal family. This was a strategy to make Deokman, the first daughter of King Jinpyeong, king. In the end, Deokman became the first queen of Korea, Queen Seondeok. Princess Seonhwa was a bridge between Silla and Baekje and served as an ideological foundation for strengthening Shilla and Baekje's royal authority.