Iseongsanseong Fortress, Hanam

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.422

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

삼국시대

Designated year

2000

Location

하남시, 경기도— 경기 하남시 춘궁동 산36번지 외

Coordinates

37.522392, 127.188222

Located at the edge of the Geumamsan Mountain Range, Iseongsanseong Fortress meets the range stretching northward from Cheongnyangsan Mountain where Namhansanseong Fortress is located. To the south are high mountains surrounding plains. To the north, however, there are only small hills; thus offering a clear view of the area around Hangang River. In other words, the fortress is in a good location for defending the plains behind it and the Hangang River basin from enemies coming from north of the river. The fortress walls have total length of 1,925m, and the area inside the fortress walls was excavated seven times under the lead of Hanyang University Museum from 1986 to 1999. A total of 3,352 relics were discovered, including building sites from the Three Kingdoms Period (octagonal, nine-sided, rectangular) and other facilities such as thresholds and gutters, wooden plaque, and iron horse. The front of the wooden plaque carries the inscription “Mujinnyeon jeongwol sibiil bungnam hanseong dosa.” Mujinnyeon, or “year of Mujin,” is estimated to be the year 608. The ceramics found here are similar to those found at the site of Hwangnyongsa Temple and Anapji Pond; therefore, they are estimated to have been made during the time of the Unified Silla Period. Built after Silla, the fortress conquered the Hangang River basin in the mid-5th century. It is considered a historically and academically important site.

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