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동북공정 분과

A Study on the Territory of Bohai Kingdom

A study revealed that the location of Cheoryeongwi(鐵嶺衛), the western boundary of
Goryeo, was to the east of Liaohe. However, this became a situation in which it was necessary

to reinterpret not only Goryeo, but also the areas of the previous countries, Silla and Balhae.
The history before Goryeo is the history of the period of the southern and northern
kingdoms, when Silla and Balhae occupied the territory from south to north. Since the

historical opinion is that the Goryeo Dynasty inherited the Silla area, the expansion of the
Goryeo area leads to the expansion of the Silla area and also affects all the Balhae areas to the

north. Therefore, it is highly probable that the orthodoxy areas of Silla and Balhae that are
currently asserted in academia are all wrong. This study intends to correct the river area of 
 Balhae, which has been misinterpreted or incorrectly located, based on various old maps and

historical documents.

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