중국 문헌 소재 백제 건국전승의 실체와 배경-仇台의 사적과 國號 기원을 중심으로-

초록

The birth-tale of Baekje dynasty is recorded in ancient Chinese documents. Some birth-tales are newly stated in the Chinese history books written after the early and mid 7th century; for example, it is recorded that Gutae’s ancestor is Dongmyong the progenitor of Buyeo dynasty, that Gutae was married to Kongsun Du’s daughter, and that the name of county was called Baekje because many people sailed across the sea and found a state. Yet these tales were not told in Beakje, but in fact they were produced by the Chinese writer who added and distortded the stories under the notion that Byyeo was the origin-place of Baekje’s royal family. That is to say, because Chinese people considered that Baekje’s royal family had blood relationship with Buyeo’s royal family, they regarded Dongmyong as the ancestor of Baekje’s royal family and mistook Gutae for Wi Gutae, the king of Buyeo. Also, they presumed that many people migrated across the sea in order to explain the reason why Baekje was located in the southwestern part of the Korean Peninsula even though their royal family originated from Buyeo. The hisrorical records of ancient Korea are often incorrect for they were written by foreigners. Some part of Baekje Dynasty’ birth-tale is an example. Therefore, it is important to be cautious and level-headed when interpreting foreign records.

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