Acceptance of Chinese General and official court rank system in Baekje: Basic research to elucidate historical trends in the ancient East Asian world

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K13223
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: INOUE NAOKI 京都府立大学, 文学部, 教授 (80381929)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 百済 / 中国将軍号 / 官位制 / 古代東アジア世界 / 冊封関係

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, first, I examined the Bronze Seal of the Chinese General from the Baekje regio Gochang(Jeolla Korea) .　I also found that in Baekje during the first quarter of the 6th century, the title Nanchao General was used not only in the central government but also in local control.
Second, I considered the process by which the Baekje official rank system was established.I also clarified that Baekje's official rank system was formed in the first half of the 6th century by inheriting the hierarchy and hierarchy of the Nanchao General.I discovered that in the first half of the 6th century, Baekje moved away from the political influence of the Chinese dynasty and pursued a path to independence.

Free Research Field

朝鮮古代史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、5世紀後半から6世紀前半、中国王朝との政治的関係を前提として受容された中国将軍号によって百済臣僚たちの序列を規定していた百済が、6世紀前半、南朝将軍号の改編をふめて、既存の将軍号による序列や階層性にもとづきつつ、独自の官位制を創成したことを明らかにしたことで、これは既存の研究成果とは全く異なる新知見である。また、こうした百済の官位制成立は密接に関連した日本古代の身分形成を探究する上でも重要である。