Sillabi Monument in Bongpyeong-ri, Uljin

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.242

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

524년(법흥왕11년) 추정

Designated year

1988

Location

울진군, 경상북도— 경북 울진군 죽변면 봉평리 521번지 전시관 내부 전시 / (도로명)죽변면 봉화길 15

Coordinates

37.044608, 129.409139

This Silla Stone Monument was accidentally found while farmers were plowing in 1988. Having been buried for a long time, this monument is much effaced. However, the overall form is well retained. The trapezoid-shaped monument is made of a natural rock. It is 204cm tall, 32cm wide at the top and 54.5cm wide at the bottom. The monument is dressed only on the front where about 400 letters are inscribed in the printed style of writing with traces of the square style of writing. The inscription is in idu writing. Idu was a transcription system of Korean words by the use of Chinese characters during the Silla period, which makes it hard to decipher the inscription accurately. According to what is legible, Silla, which was expanding its territory at that time, incorporated the Uljin area into its new territory despite the local residents' objection. The forcible occupation gave rise to a rebellion. Silla convened the Council of Six Districts to address the revolt and dispatched a commander to punish the rebels and erected this monument to prevent any further trouble. This monument seems to have been made in 524, the 11th year of the reign of King Beopheung when Silla was actively extending its territory northeastward. This monument is of great importance in that it substantiates the organization of Silla's Council of the Six Districts and King Beopheung's promulgation of the code of administrative law.

Location