Korea During the Yamato Period
In this map, we see a general map of political groups in Korea during the 5-7th centuries. Of course the borders shifted a lot during these years, but this is the general grouping.
This map is relevant for the Yamato Period. The Yamato Clan lent aid to the failing Paekche kingdom (in this map it is spelled "Baekje"... I don't know Korean, and I have two respectable sources telling me different things...).
The Silla weren't too happy with this, and tried to prevent the Japanese ships from reaching the besieged Paekche city. The Yamato attacked, and lost.
The Yamato Clan, back in mainland Japan, were worried that the Silla would turn their efforts to attacking them, and built a giant defensive fortress called Dazaifu. However, the attack never came, and Dazaifu became an important maritime center in Northern Kyuushyuu for the next few hundred years.
The Nihon Shoki made two almost definitely false claims: 1) that Japan had invaded Korea in the 4th century; and 2) that Kaya was a Japanese encampment. There is no archaeological evidence for either of these claims.
This map is relevant for the Yamato Period. The Yamato Clan lent aid to the failing Paekche kingdom (in this map it is spelled "Baekje"... I don't know Korean, and I have two respectable sources telling me different things...).
The Silla weren't too happy with this, and tried to prevent the Japanese ships from reaching the besieged Paekche city. The Yamato attacked, and lost.
The Yamato Clan, back in mainland Japan, were worried that the Silla would turn their efforts to attacking them, and built a giant defensive fortress called Dazaifu. However, the attack never came, and Dazaifu became an important maritime center in Northern Kyuushyuu for the next few hundred years.
The Nihon Shoki made two almost definitely false claims: 1) that Japan had invaded Korea in the 4th century; and 2) that Kaya was a Japanese encampment. There is no archaeological evidence for either of these claims.
