Kōra-san Kōgoishi

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Kōra-san kōgoshi
高良山神籠石
Kurume, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Kōra-san kōgoshi
Coordinates33°18′12″N 130°33′44″E / 33.30333°N 130.56222°E / 33.30333; 130.56222
TypeKorean-style fortress
Site information
ConditionRuins
Site history
Built byYamato court
In useAsuka period
Kōra-san Kōgoishi is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
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Zoyama Kogoshi
Chikugo Kokufu
Chikugo Kokufu
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Asakura Palace?
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Kōra-san Kōgoishi
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Kōra-san Kōgoishi
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Kōra-san Kōgoishi (Fukuoka Prefecture)
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Kōra-san kōgoshi (高良山神籠石) was an ancient castle (also known as a

National Historic Site since 1953, with the area under protection expanded in 1976 and again in 1989.[1] It is also referred to as the Kōra-san castle ruins (高良山城跡) , as modern historians tend to discredit earlier theories that similar sites (i.e. kōgoishi
were primarily religious in nature).

History

After the defeat of the combined

Silla-Tang War (670–676), the Japanese would continue to build fortifications until 701, even after finding out that Silla was no longer friendly with Tang.[2]

The Kōra-san ruins are located on

water gates (one of which has be destroyed). The eastern series of walls is located behind the Kōra taisha shrine, and consists of rectangular parallelepiped schist stones arranged in a row, measuring 70 to 80 centimeters in height and depth and approximately one meter in width. These rows of stones were used as retaining stones at the foot of earthworks made using rammed earth method, but most of the earthworks have now been washed away. Only the rows of stones at the base of the earthworks remain in good condition.[3]

Kōra-san ruins were the center of the

sacred mountain since ancient times. The low walls with simple stonework and incomplete encirclement of the mountain, lack of any evidence of building structures, as well as its lack of mention in the Nihon Shoki or other contemporary documents were all cited as supporting evidence. of the now largely discredited kōgoishi
theory that the site is a sacred site rather than a fortification. Scholars after Tsuboi determined that the structures are most likely the remains of practical, military fortifications, and were unlikely to have significant spiritual connections. The style and form of the ruins matches many in Korea;[4] the period when these were built was one of flourishing contact with Korea, and it is theorized that Korean stoneworkers, artisans, and architects may have played a role in the construction of these fortresses.[4] Many scholars believe that some kōgoishi were built in anticipation of an attack from Korea,[5] which never materialized.

It is estimated that the Kōra-san ruins were built around the 6th or 7th century, and is located on a strategic point which overlooks the site of the provincial capital of Chikugo Province, the Saikaidō highway and the Chikugo River. It is surrounded by other mountain-top fortifications built in a similar style and around the same time, including the Zoyama Kōgoishi to the south. It is theorized that this might be the fortification mentioned in the Nihon Shoki in an entry dated 658 during the reign of Empress Saimei. As the northern half of the fortifications have not been found, it is further speculated that they were destroyed by the Tsukushi Earthquake of January 679, lending credence to this theory. Kōra taisha, which the fortifications enclosure, is mentioned in literature from 795, and archaeological evidence suggests that the shrine was established before the Nara period .[3]

Related materials are on display at the Kōra Taisha Treasure Museum. .[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "高良山神籠石". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ISBN 9781846032530
    . Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  3. ^
    ISBN 4311750404
    .(in Japanese)
  4. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2011-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ FUNDAMENTALISM OF JAPAN -KYUSHU DYNASTY PRECEDING KINK EMPEROR- FURUTA Takehiko, An outline for presentation at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan on October 5, 2001, Translated by  FUJISAWA Toru

Literature

External links

Media related to Kōrasan Castle at Wikimedia Commons

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