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Bihwa Gaya,
also known as
Bijabal
in Japanese records of the time, was one of the member states of the
Gaya confederacy
during the
Three Kingdoms period of Korea
. It was based near the modern-day city center of
Changnyeong County
in
South Gyeongsang
province,
South Korea
. It was conquered by
Silla
in the 6th century AD, some time before 555.
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Bihwa Gaya is mentioned in the
Goryeo Saryak
and under the name
Hijiho
(
比自?
, Korean Revised Romanization: Bijabal)
in the Japanese chronicle
Nihonshoki
. It may have arisen from the 3rd century
Jinhan
state of Bulsaguk (佛事國, 不斯國) which was probably also located in modern-day Changnyeong. Archeological evidence suggests a close relationship between Bihwa Gaya and nearby Silla, although as part of the Gaya confederacy, Bihwa would frequently have been at war with Silla.
The royal
tombs
of Bihwa Gaya are located in Gyo-dong, Changnyeong-eup, in Changnyeong County. Some of these tombs were excavated during the
colonial period
in 1918, but all records of that excavation have since been lost. In 1973, a team of researchers from
Busan
's
Dong-A University
excavated several remaining tombs. These tombs appear to have been constructed in the 5th century AD. Some of them show indications of the
live burial
of members of the royal household. In 1996, a museum focusing on the relics of the Bihwa Gaya period opened adjacent to the tombs.
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References
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"非火伽倻"
[Bihwa Gaya].
terms.naver.com
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
2019-05-31
.