The Local Community and Hill Fortress in Palgeori, Silla in the 5th and 6th Centuries​​

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Author : Park, Sung-hyun​​​​​​

Page : 213-248

Abstract   

The area of Guam-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, where Guam-dong tomb cluster and Palgeo hill fortress are located, was Pali (former name: Palgeori) during the Silla dynasty. This paper examined the type of local governing base which was composed of high-mound tombs and stone hill fortress and discussed the nature of local community and the operation of the fortress in the 5th and 6th centuries.

Guam-dong tomb cluster began to be formed at a later date, indicating that local ruling people buried there were transplanted from other regions at a particular time, and that they were highly 'Sillaized' by the style of excavated artifacts. Although the existing stone fortress at the top of the hill appears to have been built since the mid-6th century, it is highly likely that similar characteristic defense facility existed early in the same place. The fortress would have been a strategic base rather than a regional self-defense facility, and eventually operated through local community during the indirect local governing period. After the dispatch of a local official, Dosa, after the end of the 5th century, he would have operated and repaired the fortress. The wooden tablets recently excavated from the catchment pond in the fortress have not been fully analyzed yet, but it can be said that it is a document showing that the fortress was importantly managed military and administratively.  

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<Key Words>

Guam-dong Tomb Cluster, Palgeo Hill Fortress, Silla, Palgeori, local community, fortress​