Draft Gaya

Title	Gaya Confederacy (42 - 532 CE)
Author	Lyndsey Twining
Concept	Gayageum, Byeonhan Confederacy, Silla, Baekje

1차 원고

The Gaya Confederacy existed during the same period as the Three Kingdoms. It emerged out of the Byeonhan Confederacy, located in the south-central region of the Korean peninsula, between Baekje to the west and Silla to the east. It was annexed by Silla in 532. It is from this state which the Korean instrument, gayageum, gets its name.

검토 의견 및 수정본

1. 영문본 서술이 너무나 소략함. 가야의 역사와 문화도 상당히 중요함.
   1. 영문 참고 자료는 가야에 대한 정보가 많이 없어서 이렇게 됐는데 한번 다시 확인하겠음.

• 제목도 “가야연맹”이라고 하는 것이 좋겠음.

The Gaya Confederacy existed during the same period as the Three Kingdoms. It emerged out of the Byeonhan Confederacy, located in the south-central region of the Korean peninsula, between Baekje to the west and Silla to the east. It was annexed by Silla in 532. It is from this state which the Korean instrument, gayageum, gets its name.

Glossary

• Objects
  • gayageum (a Korean traditional string instrument which gets its name from Gaya)

• Related States
  • Byeonhan Confederacy (Gaya's precursor)
  • Silla (neighbor state to the east, took over Gaya)
  • Baekje (neighbor state to the west)

Worksheet

Issues to Resolve

• Is this worth its own page?

Media to Produce

• correct map

Examples

Korean Culture and Information Service, Facts about Korea, Korean Culture and Information Service, 2009, p.27.

Gaya (42-562) began as a type of confederation, formed when several tribes from the Nakdonggang River came together.