고대 낙동강 유역에서의 철 생산과 무역에 관한 연구

Abstract

The ancient cultures of the peninsula increased the widespread use of iron in the region. With the development and use of iron in the region, agriculture production was also enhanced. In addition, the use of iron enhanced the military strength of the people in the region. The already established iron trade between China’s Hangunhyeon and Japan allowed the prevalence in the use of iron. This also helped the peninsula to establish its own prevalence as iron producer. In addition the high quality of iron improved trade between China and Japan so further increasing the economic strength of the region. The ancient tribal society of the region consisted of various clans. These clans provided a major contribution in the discovery of iron in areas surrounding the Nakdong River. Freeing the areas of foreign forces around the Nakdong River allowed the development of trading routes along the river. The Nakdong River is located in the central part of Gaya. This gave Gaya a great economic advantage as this historic trade route of the Nakdong River, was the basis of the most important trade links in the Asian region. This also benefitted Silla which brought unification to the three kingdoms. So this established iron as a resource available to all three countries of the union. So the Nakdong River helped the development of the Iron culture. The unified three countries now had a shared interest in this development.