왕건의 서남해 도서지방 경략과 해양사적 의미 (Wang Kun’s Conquest of Southwestern Islands and Its Maritime Implications)

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초록

This article attempts to examine Wang Kun’s conquest of southwestern island regions of Korean peninsula and its maritime significance. The main focus was laid on the status of southwestern isles and its strategic assets and values, as well as the implications of islets conquest from a maritime perspective. The study results are as follows.
When Wang Kun was having designs on the southwestern isles, there were various sea powers coexisting in the region. Some maintained their independence by fiercely resisting outside forces, while others were guaranteed of their vested rights by cooperation. Still few others were subdued to a particular regime from an early stage. Such conditions and patterns of their existence became the direct background for Wang Kun’s conquest.
The primary reason for the conquest was not only to dominate sea powers, but also the awareness that the region had substantial strategic assets and values. The southwestern isles area, centering around Jindo island, was easy to defend and also functioned as an useful base for the expansion of marine networks. Coincidentally, the islets produced massive amounts of salt and horses, which was crucial for the war cause. There were many local people who could be utilized as navy personnels as well. Wang Kun fully understood these importances of southwestern island zones, which made him to eagerly secure them.
From a maritime perspective, Wang Kun’s conquest of southwestern islets worked as a decisive engine for the unification of the Later Three Kingdoms. Ironically, the sea routes pioneered from such endeavor later generated Gyeonhwon’s escape from Naju to Songak. Salt, horses, and men gathered from the isles ultimately became the human and material sources for the unification, which also can be attributed to some marine significance. Moreover, conquest of the islands largely influenced the establishment of tax transport system and provincial governing after the unification. Southwestern islands conquest may have also accumulated naval activities and large-vessel oriented shipbuilding industry, which in turn affected the operation of king Hyeonjong and later shipbuilding during the Mongol invasion period. Furthermore, the event may also have fostered the progress of large ship construction and related naval tactics during later Goryeo and early Joseon ages.

영어초록

This article attempts to examine Wang Kun’s conquest of southwestern island regions of Korean peninsula and its maritime significance. The main focus was laid on the status of southwestern isles and its strategic assets and values, as well as the implications of islets conquest from a maritime perspective. The study results are as follows.
When Wang Kun was having designs on the southwestern isles, there were various sea powers coexisting in the region. Some maintained their independence by fiercely resisting outside forces, while others were guaranteed of their vested rights by cooperation. Still few others were subdued to a particular regime from an early stage. Such conditions and patterns of their existence became the direct background for Wang Kun’s conquest.
The primary reason for the conquest was not only to dominate sea powers, but also the awareness that the region had substantial strategic assets and values. The southwestern isles area, centering around Jindo island, was easy to defend and also functioned as an useful base for the expansion of marine networks. Coincidentally, the islets produced massive amounts of salt and horses, which was crucial for the war cause. There were many local people who could be utilized as navy personnels as well. Wang Kun fully understood these importances of southwestern island zones, which made him to eagerly secure them.
From a maritime perspective, Wang Kun’s conquest of southwestern islets worked as a decisive engine for the unification of the Later Three Kingdoms. Ironically, the sea routes pioneered from such endeavor later generated Gyeonhwon’s escape from Naju to Songak. Salt, horses, and men gathered from the isles ultimately became the human and material sources for the unification, which also can be attributed to some marine significance. Moreover, conquest of the islands largely influenced the establishment of tax transport system and provincial governing after the unification. Southwestern islands conquest may have also accumulated naval activities and large-vessel oriented shipbuilding industry, which in turn affected the operation of king Hyeonjong and later shipbuilding during the Mongol invasion period. Furthermore, the event may also have fostered the progress of large ship construction and related naval tactics during later Goryeo and early Joseon ages.

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