탐라국의 동아시아 교섭과 신라

Abstract

This article aims to examine the diplomacy of Tamra kingdom focusing on the records on the visit to Silla to surrender in the 2nd year of King Munmu’s reign(622), the diplomatic surrender to pressures and threats from Silla in the 19th year of King Munmu’s reign(679) and tributes to Silla in the 2nd year(801) of King Aejang. Based on this examination, the author also tried to determine in which place special products by Tamra kingodm took in the trade history of Silla. The visit of Tamra kingdom to Silla, as a subject country of Baekje, appearing in the record in the 2nd year of King Munmu(622) means the expression of its surrender intention to Silla and Tang, according to the defeat of Baekje. However, while the alliance with Tamra kingdom, the revival army of Baekje and Japan was maintained, the war between Silla and Tang ended up in Silla’s victory in 676. After that, Silla expanded its domination to the area of Jeolla, appointing the governor of Mujin. Under this situation, the envoy of Silla pressed and threatened king of Tamra to surrender while they stayed together in Japan for 8 months, which made the colonization of Tamra kingdom by Silla possible without wars in February of 679. At first, Silla gave Tamra kingdom a guarantee for independent domestic affairs and diplomatic rights as like the revived Goguryeo. Later, it appears that Tamra was deprived of its diplomatic rights after December of 693 when Tamra dispatched its envoys to Japan. However, Tamra kingdom identified and commercialized new herbs and spices, medicine herbs and high quality materials for trade with Silla. Among special products of Tamra kingdom, especially, pearls, shell of sea turtle, cow hair and herbs such as angelica dahurica(白芷)･star anise(八角)･Lysimachiae Foenum-graeci Herba(零陵香), musk, senna(石決明) took an important position in trade with unified Silla.