Gaya - Kaya

...the name of an ancient Korean country. There are many other names, including Gaya, Gaya, Gaya, Garang, Garak, and Mimana, but all of these are due to attempts to write the same country name using different Chinese characters. The word "Gaya" is used in two ways: in the broad sense, it refers to all the Gaya countries, and in the narrow sense, it refers to specific countries within the Gaya countries (Gimhae Gaya, Goryeong Gaya). In Japan, it is also called "Kara" (Kara) to refer to the ancient Korean countries, and "Kara" (Kara) to refer to all overseas countries. The broad sense of the Gaya countries has also changed over time, and they are centered on the lower reaches of the Nakdong River, and sometimes extend to the middle reaches.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Gaya" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…朝鮮古代の国名。別名は伽耶をはじめ加耶，伽倻，加良，駕洛，任那など多数あるが，いずれも同じ国名を異なる漢字で表記しようとしたためである。加羅の用法には広狭二様あり，加羅諸国全体をさす広義と，加羅諸国中の特定の国(金海加羅，高霊加羅)を呼ぶ狭義とがある。日本ではこのほか韓（から）と呼び朝鮮古代の諸国を，唐（から）と呼んで海外すべてを指すこともある。広義の加羅諸国も，時代により変動し，洛東江下流域を中心に，ときに中流域まで及んでいる。…

※「加耶∥伽耶」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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