안악 3호분의 주인공과 고구려

The owner of An-ak 3 Ancient tomb and Koguryo

An-ak 3 ancient tomb has been registered in the international heritage. I inquired into the problem to compare and decide the owner of An-ak 3 tomb. The study adopted its method to arrange the research achievements which had progressed in the meantime and to classify them into the theory of Koguryo royal tomb and the one of Dongsu tomb. I developed my point of argument from a viewpoint to insist on the theory of Dongsu tomb in which I had persisted so far of two arguing theories. Based on that, I examined what kind of meaning the problem of the owner of An-ak 3 tomb had had in the Koguryo history in the 4th century. It is presumed that the problem of the owner of An-ak 3 tomb is the crucial clue to understand the developing process of the Koguryo history in the 4th century. I do not think that I have reached the historical truth by examining the problem of the owner of An-ak 3 tomb. I think that there are many rooms in my assertion to be complemented and filled up. I am waiting for that the relevant archeological specimens will be increased as well. On the other hand, it is the real situation that the controversy of the owner of An-ak 3 tomb has been divided into the theory of Koguryo royal tomb and the one of Dong-su tomb, and both sides are supplementing their own theories. It is, however, considered that they concentrate on the problem of the owner so much that they overlook other factors about An-ak 3 tomb. In fact, we do not fully recognize the historical truth contained on the splendid and diverse wall paintings portrayed in An-ak 3 tomb. I, therefore, make a diagnosis that the problem of the owner would be more clear after carrying out a concrete analysis on various materials of the wall paintings of An-ak 3 tomb.