On Friday the 5th, the Northeast Asian History Foundation held an academic conference in its medium conference room to analyze the main content and significance of the Excavation Report on the Balhae Royal Tombs at Longtou Mountain in China. At the conference, in response to the recent publication of the excavation report—which contains the tombs and epitaph inscriptions of Empress Hyoui, consort of King Mun, the third ruler of Balhae, and Empress Sunmok, consort of Prince Gan, both of which had long remained undisclosed in China—the contents were reviewed and a preliminary decipherment of the epitaph inscriptions was presented.
The Foundation stated that this excavation report is expected to contribute not only to archaeological research on Balhae tombs and artifacts, but also to historical studies such as the presumed locations of the tombs of King Go Dae Joyeong, King Mu Dae Muye, and King Mun Dae Heummu, as well as Balhae’s imperial system, funerary rites, and royal marriage relations.