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| Classification | Historic Sites 308 |
| Name of Cultural Properties | Jangdocheonghaejinyujeok(Site of Cheonghaejin Garrison in Jangdo Island) |
| Kind of Cultural Properties | Garrison, Fort, Fortification |
| Area | 152,065§³ |
| Designated Date | 1984.09.01 |
| Address | 734, Jangjwa-ri, Wando-eup, Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do. S.KOREA |
| Age | Silla Period |
| Owner | Nation Propety,Private Property |
| Manager | Park Sunbun |
The Cheonghaejin was a naval and trade base established by the General Jang Bogo in 828, 3rd ruling year of King Heungdeok in Silla and it is located at Jangdo Island in the front sea of Island Wando. This location was an important position of the maritime trade connecting Silla with Dang and Japan.
The General Jang Bogo (? - 846) was born as commoner and studied abroad in Dang (China) to finally become a general. Even though he could live in China, he returned to Silla because he was angry at seeing pirates make Silla people a slave and installed the Cheonghaejin with the permission of the king in 828. The Cheonghaejin Base was a central area of international trade and monopolized the trade in the East Asia to flourish and grew to obtain a big power. As the General Jang Bogo was related to the power game about the succession of the throne, he was assassinated by killer Yeom Jang in 846 and the base was closed in 851, 13th ruling year of King Munseong. The traces of terraced castle are easily found all around Jangdo Island. The neighboring sea excluding the front sea has low depth so, a wooden defensive fence was built to block the exterior access. The earthen vessel and the piece of tile were discovered within castle and the Beophwasa Temple site that is told to have been built by the General Jang Bogo remains.
The Cheonhaejin was the base that the General Jang Bogo defeated the pirates in the west-south coast in the end of Silla and is a important historic remains as the base of maritime trade route connecting between the Sandong area in China and Japan. |
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