Abstract

This study examines the management of the Han River route during Three Kingdoms and Late Silla. When Baekje set out diplomacy with China in full-scale, Baekje went out to the western sea by using the Han River which was adjacent to its capital. And when it transferred the capital to Ungjin, they also used the route to dispatch an envoy. It shows Baekje possessed the south region of the Han River after Hanseong was collapsed.<BR> In the 6th century, Silla succeeded to possess the Han River region and it used the same route in the diplomacy with China. To contact with troops of Tang(唐) which anchored Deokmuldo(德物島) for attack to Baekje in 660, King Muyeol went to Namcheonjeong(南川停) to use the Han River route for furnishing supplies.<BR> To manage the western sea route, several Jin(鎭) units were established in Late Silla. Among these, Hyulgujin(穴口鎭) which was situated at Ganghwa island was a gateway to enter Silla from the western sea and it was connected to the Han River route. That was geopolitically similar with Cheonghaejin(淸海鎭).<BR> Beommoon(梵文) who rose up in rebellion in Yeoju attacked Hansanju(漢山州), which was because he tried to go to Pyeonyang through the Han River and western sea. At that time, it is imposible to use the overland route.<BR> In Late Three Kingdoms period, Gungye occupied villages adjacent to the Han River one after one to retain the Han River route.

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