Was there an empire in history that called the monarch the emperor among the previous countries founded by our people? In the academic world of China and Japan, our ancestors did not use the emperor's title, but the kings of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla received the titles of Goguryeo, Daebanggungong, and Nakrangundo Dokje Baekje from the emperors of the Jungwon Empire. Can it be said that the former dynasties, founded by the Korean people, were awarded by the Jungwon Empire, so it is a subordinate country and a descendant country of the Jungwon Empire? That's not it. Currently, the Chinese government and Chinese scholars and educators argue that Goguryeo was a local government of the Middle Kingdom founded by Chinese minorities, and corresponds to China's history. However, Silla was also crowned by the Jungwon Empire, but China does not include Silla in its history. At that time, bookkeeping and tribute were only a practice in ancient and medieval East Asian diplomacy. At one time, Goguryeo paid tribute to the Jungwon Dynasty and received a book salary, but it was only for the practicality of Goguryeo, and it is hard to say that Goguryeo was really subordinate to the Jungwon Dynasty. According to the records of Buksa's Five and Six Kingdoms Period, there are the following phrases. "Damdeokgong of Dong-dong dared to call him Emperor... Emperor Yeon (late) played Gurye (Goguryo), but failed to win and lost." In this literature, Damdeok refers to the Hwi of King Gwanggaeto Hotei, the great great great ruler of Goguryeo. When King Gwanggaeto Ho Tae called himself emperor, Mo Yong-hee, the emperor of Huyeon, a powerful country that controlled northern China at the time, attacked Goguryeo as an excuse, but suffered a disastrous defeat. However, this record is recorded in Chinese historical books, not Korean historical books. According to Hunjeokbi of King Gwanggaeto Hortae, King Gwanggaeto Hortae used the era name Yeongrak. Yeonho cannot be used in the Imperial Kingdom, but only in the Cheonjaguk, which uses the title of the emperor. If Goguryeo was a dependency of the Jungwon Dynasty, would it dare to use the era name? In addition, if you look at the monument of King Gwanggaeto Ho Tae, it says, "The power of the Tae Wang has been exerted on the Dead Sea," and the expression "The Dead Sea" can only be used by the emperor. The use of yeonho, the expression of the Dead Sea... It proves that Goguryeo was an imperial kingdom. King Jangsu, the son of King Gwanggaeto Ho Tae, also used the era name Geonheung, while his grandson, King Munmyeong, used the era name Myeongchi. There is a Buddha statue named Miyeonyeorae Standing Buddha, one of the masterpieces of Goguryeo Buddhist art. In this Buddha statue, Yeonga is known to be the era name of King Anwontae, the 23rd king of Goguryeo. The fact that the use of Yeonho was not limited to King Gwanggaeto Ho Tae, but was used by later kings means that Goguryeo is an imperial country in name and reality. At that time, Goguryeo was a heavenly kingdom that formed its own kingdom, as the Goguryeo people referred to themselves as "the most sacred place in all directions." The Chinese side's view that Goguryeo is a local government of the Jungwon Dynasty is merely a distortion and fabrication that forgets the historical facts. When Goguryeo developed into a huge kingdom through King Gwanggaeto's external expedition and established a Goguryeo-style crown to seek prosperity, the era of the North-South Dynasty was beginning in the Jungwon Continent at that time. However, there is a record that in the 23rd year of Geonheung (435 AD), Goguryeo sent a messenger to Bukwi and demanded that the genealogy of the Northern Wei royal family be dedicated. Dedicating the royal genealogy of the past is a tribute to the country's history, and it is an act that the new country only does to the military country. The example was practiced by the Northern Wei to Goguryeo. Moreover, when King Jangsu died in 491 AD in Geonheung, Gojo, the sixth emperor of Bukwi, wore a white hat called a so-called mother and a dress worn during the mourning period of Fourim, and went out to the eastern suburbs to sing. Although I never met him in person in my life, I know him well because his name is so widespread." Let's think about it in common sense. When the king of the empire or subordinate country dies, the emperor of the suzerain country just sends a formal condolence letter to the envoy, saying, "I'm sorry. Tell him you're sad." However, to the ruler of a small country who writes the title of a military king, the emperor cries in person, wears white clothes, and mourns politely? Does it say, "I know well because the name is widespread?" This is a fact that clearly proves that the Northern Wei was the new kingdom of Goguryeo. In addition, when King Munmyeong passed away in 519, Yeong Tae-hoo, the wife of Jeon Hwang, Sejong, and the mother of King Sukjong, expressed his condolences at the eastern shrine. In addition, in 508, King Sejong of the Northern Wei built a shrine called Goryeomyo in Cheongju, where the founder of Goguryeo was enshrined. In the end, it should be said that the Northern Wei did his best to Goguryeo, the emperor's kingdom, as a empire. Another record states that the king of Goguryeo is called Yeolje. In Suseo, the late King Gogukwon, the grandfather of King Gwanggaeto Ho Tae, is called Soyeolje. If Goguryeo was only a empire, could it have used the title of "je"? This is good evidence to show that the king of Goguryeo held a memorial service. The word "Yeolje" means "the emperor who governs the kingdoms," and at that time, Goguryeo was considered a perfect expression for the title of the Goguryeo emperor because it conquered the countries and tribes on all sides. What about Baekje? On the tombstone excavated from the tomb of King Muryeong of Baekje, the death of King Muryeong, or King Muryeong, is written as a carp. Bung is a word used when an emperor dies. When the monarch of the empire and kingdom died, the expression Hong was used. However, the expression "bung" is used on the tomb stone that appears in the Tomb of King Muryeong, indicating that the king of Baekje performed the Qingje. Chiljido, a representative relic of Baekje, said, "The king of Baekje gives a gift to the queen of the Japanese Empire."is well-known. This shows that Baekje used the Japanese Empire as its imperial power. In addition, the national color of Baekje was yellow. King Geunchogo, the 13th king of Baekje, used a yellow flag when he went to conquer Goguryeo. Yellow was a color that only emperors could use in ancient East Asian society. Yellow symbolizes the middle according to the Yin and Yang Five Elements idea. That's why emperors of all dynasties used yellow. For example, the emperor of the Ming wore yellow clothes, and the king of Joseon, who was the empress of the Ming Dynasty, wore red clothes. As such, yellow was a color that only the emperor could use. Baekje, which used this color as its national color, also means that it was actually an imperial country. Other evidence is the records in Namjeoseo. It is written that the king of Baekje asked him to give the burial mound as a "silver statue" in return for preventing the invasion of the north, but this is different from the truth. In the world, does the empire protect the emperor and receive land in return? As it appeared during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, it is a principle that the Imperial Kingdom pays tribute, and instead, the Imperial Kingdom sends soldiers to help when the Imperial Kingdom is in danger due to shouting. For example, when the Japanese invaded Silla in 400 years, Goguryeo dispatched soldiers to save Silla, which was a subordinate country. Nevertheless, it is out of common sense that Namje, who broke up the land, acknowledged the rule, and shouted for help in the cry, was the kingdom of Baekje and the kingdom of the emperor. Silla was also aiming for an imperial system. King Beopheung of Silla used the annals of Geonwon, King Jinheung used the names of Gaeguk and Taechang, King Jinpyeong used Geonbok, Queen Seondeok used Inpyeong, and Queen Jindeok used Taehwa. If Silla was a duchy or kingdom, would it have used the era name? Moreover, Hwarangsegi describes Silla's past monarchs as ritual, not king. Balhae was also an imperial kingdom. As Goguryeo used the era name and called itself Taewang, Balhae was also an empire that used the era name and called it the emperor. Balhae's independent use of the era name means that Balhae was a country with equal status to the party that controlled the midfield at the time Can see. At that time, in East Asia, a party-centered international order was established, and this party-centered international order included Silla and many other countries. However, the fact that Balhae called himself the emperor and set the era name can be said to indicate that Balhae and the Tang Dynasty are equal empires, unlike Silla. Daejoyeong, who founded Balhae, ascended to the throne as a high priest and used the era name of Cheontong.
The second emperor of Balhae, Muje Daemuye, wrote the era name of Inan, the third emperor, Daeheummu, Daeheung, and the sixth emperor, Kang Je, Daesoonglin, wrote the era name, the ninth emperor, Daeheung, and Taeheung, the first emperor. The inscription of Jeonghyo Hwangnyeomyo, the third daughter of Balhae Munje, is engraved with the word "Hwangsang" as a reference to Munje. At that time, Balhae people called their own monarch "Hwangsang." This is the inheritance of Goguryeo's crown, and it is supported by the fact that the central government was asked to honor the Malgal minority, the minority in the Bukmanju region, and the post-Koryo Kingdom in the Liaodong region as the emperor's kingdom. The relics of Balhae are displayed at the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Japan. However, this relic proves that Balhae was an emperor country. This relic is a four-year-old statue of Buddha named Hamhwa, and is the era name of Jangje Daeijin, the eleventh emperor of Balhae. This statue was produced by the mother of Jo Mun-hyu, who was an official of Heo Wang-bu, in the 4th year of Hamhwa (834 AD). However, what should be noted here is the name of the government office called Heo Wangbu. This means that there was a person who was sealed as a king in Balhae. If you refer to the Chinese system at that time, Wangbu can be established in the emperor's kingdom (to be exact, the state that claims the emperor or the state that is in the emperor's position). The appearance of the name Heo Wang-bu is evidence to support the claim that Balhae is an emperor country. What about Goryeo? Goryeo was also a country oriented toward the imperial system. King Taejo Wang Geon, who founded Goryeo, used the era name "Cheonsu," and the fourth emperor, Gwangjong, used the era names "Gwangdeok" and "Junpung." In addition, the Goryeo people called Songak as Hwangdo and Hwangseong. In "Dongsa Gangmok" by Ahn Jung-bok, a history book of the Joseon Dynasty, there is a part that explains the history of Goryeo and says, "Wanggeon is a class called Cheonja with all due to injustice." It can be said that it shows that Wang Geon, King Taejo of Goryeo, has referred to himself as an "emperor" since the founding of the country. It is known that Goryeo was a kingdom in the later generations because Goryeo's previous monarchs were described as "king" in "Goryeosa," "Goryeo Sajeyo," and various history books written during the Joseon Dynasty. In "Goryeosa," the king of Goryeo calls himself "Jim." "Jim" is a word that refers to the emperor himself in the empire, and in theory, the king, who is the emperor's "appointed", cannot use it. If the king of Goryeo was only a "jeju," could he refer to himself as a "jim"? "Goryeosa" is a history book compiled by the masters of Joseon Dynasty during the Joseon Dynasty, which used Zhu Jiahak as a "national religion" and took a low attitude toward the Han Dynasty, so there would have been no mention of the fact that Goryeo built Qingje. There is also evidence that Goryeo was an imperial kingdom. None other than the bureaucracy of the Goryeo Dynasty is the evidence. This is because the names of the three provinces, Jungseoseong, Munhaseong, Sangseoseong, Ibu, Hobu, Yebu, Byeongbu, Hyungbu, and Study (departments attached to the imperial family) were important, and "Sunghu" was used recklessly. In the Joseon Dynasty, when he claimed to be a "new country" of the Jungwon Dynasty (although in form of course), the term "bu" could not be used with all due respect, so the department that played the same role as the sixth part of Goryeo was renamed "Jo". It is that Ibu, Hobu, Yebu, Byeongbu, Hyungbu, and Study were changed to Ijo, Hojo, Yejo, Byeongjo, Hyeongjo, and Gongjo. In addition, the letter "Seong" was also used in the administrative system of Balhae under the name of "Samsung Sixbu System" during the Balhae period. In addition, the terms used by previous monarchs of Goryeo to issue orders include "Joseo," "Jeseo," and "Chicseo." These terms can only be used by the emperor Cheonjaguk, and the emperor cannot use the emperor. In the imperial kingdom, 'teaching books' were used instead of them. Lee Gyu-bo, a representative literary man of the Goryeo Dynasty, is a poem written while celebrating the Lotus Lantern Festival in 1209. In the name of Goryeo, the Lotus Lantern Festival praises that "the whole world becomes one family" is due to the sacredness of the (Goryeo) emperor. If Goryeo was the emperor and Goryeo's king was only the king, Lee Kyu-bo, a literary man and an official who ate Goryeo's rust, could not dare to call Goryeo's king "Cheonja" and recite "the whole world becomes a family" under the flag of Goryeo. Lee Seung-hyu, who wrote Jewang Ungi, quotes a passage from a record sent to Goryeo by the Geum Dynasty in the past while writing the book, which reads like this. The emperor of Daegeum sends a message to the emperor of Goryeo.' This is not a record of Goryeo referring to itself, but a record of the Emperor Gold sent to Goryeo by the Geum Dynasty. Goryeo called itself a country ruled by the emperor, and it was also recognized externally. In Gyosan-ri, Dongbu-myeon, Gwangju-gun, Gyeonggi-do, there is a Maae Yaksa Temple (with Yaksa Buddha engraved on the wall of the rock), and 27 letters are engraved next to it. The content is to pray for Mansumugang of King Gyeongjong, the fifth emperor of Goryeo. The inscription "Emperor Mansewon" is engraved on the Geumseokmun Gate. This is evidence that the King's bell of Goryeo was called the Emperor. In addition, in Wongudan, which was attached to Songak's palace during the Goryeo Dynasty, Jecheon, the emperor of Goryeo, is one of the "material evidence." This is because in the East Asian order, only the emperor has the authority to perform ancestral rites in heaven. As such, the previous dynasties of Korean history were not imperial kingdoms or kingdoms, but imperial kingdoms. Nevertheless, we still think that the previous dynasties of Korean history are a empire that belonged to China. From now on, we must change history education. Our old countries were not kingdoms that offered tribute to the Jungwon Dynasty and lowered themselves as princes, but imperial kingdoms equivalent to the Jungwon Dynasty. It is time for us to remember this fact. Reference: Naver Open Dictionary, http://cafe.daum.net/hankookhistory