NORTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY FOUNDATION 05/2019
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the National Treasure No. 205, “Chungju Goguryeo Monument.” Discovered in 1979 in Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, the monument is currently being preserved in the Exhibition Hall of the Chungju Goguryeo Monument. At the time of its discovery, it was difficult to figure out when the monument had been built and what its epitaph meant due to abrasions all over its form. However, through the rubbing of the inscription and precise deciphering work, the monument was identified as a memorial stone built in Goguryeo. Speficially, the monument was able to be identified through the verification of the country name, “Goryeo,” and Goguryeo’s official ranks and public offices such as “Daesaja,” “Balwisaja,” “Daehyeong,” and “Dangju.”
Source: Cultural Heritage Administration
- Northeast Asia History Network
- Northeast Asia History Library
- DOKDO Research Institute
- DOKDO Museum Seoul
- Education and Training
