日本古代國家形成期의 통합의 原理와 대외적 계기

The Principle and External Motive of the Unification of Ancient Japanese Kingdoms

The kingship of Kinai (畿內), which emerged in the Yamato (大和) region in the late third century, pursued relations of subjugation and domination with its neighboring regions through alliances with powerful clans. In the late fourth century, Koguryo s military attack on the southern part of the Korean peninsula led to the unification of strong powerful clans in each region, including the Japanese Wa kingship. Knowledge and skills of ancient migrants to Japan (J. doraijin) had significant influence in improving the policies and productivity of the Wa kingship. They were valuable human resources who helped advancing and unifying the Wa kingship into an ancient kingdom. External war served as major driving force in forming an ancient kingdom by centralizing the power, and support for the Baekje Revival Movement in the late seventh century was used as a means for promoting internal solidarity while establishing a centralized state regime. The statute nation with the emperor system, established in the eighth century, was a completion of ancient kingdom, which achieved regional integration. The creation of the emperor system was to parade the proud existence of Japan, which went beyond its rival Silla, and the enactment of the statute was a master plan to build new state for realizing the ideology of emperor state. Thus the principle behind the unification of ancient Japanese kingdoms was closely related to, and affected by, the changing circumstances on the Korean peninsula.