King Jinheung's Takkyong Monument - Shinkouou Takkyong Monument

Japanese: 真興王拓境碑 - しんこうおうたくきょうひ

King Jinheung of Silla, Korea, took advantage of the gap between Goguryeo and Baekje to greatly expand his territory in three directions (takujyo), and erected monuments in various places to commemorate this and appease the people. It is also called the Monument to King Jinheung's Tour of Tours or the Monument to King Jinheung's Tour of the Boundary. The following four monuments are known so far, and if we add the Seokseong Monument, discovered in 1978 at the ruins of a mountain fortress in Danyang, North Chungcheong Province, there are five in total. (1) Changnyeong Monument Located in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province. This monument commemorates the alliance he made with his vassals the year before the invasion of Daegaya (Goryeong-gaya near Changnyeong) in the 23rd year of King Jinheung's reign (562). It was erected in 561.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮，新羅の真興王は高句麗と百済の間隙をついて三方に領域を大いに広め(拓境)，その記念に各地に碑を建て人民を慰撫（いぶ）した。真興王巡狩碑とも真興王巡狩管境碑とも称される。従来次の4碑が知られ，1978年に忠清北道丹陽の山城跡で発見された赤城碑を加えると5碑になる。(1)昌寧碑　慶尚南道昌寧郡にある。真興王23年(562)の大伽耶(昌寧に近い高霊加羅)討伐に先立ち，前年に臣下と会盟した記念の碑。561年建立。

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