This may be a classic example of balanced development, where individual regions advanced in their own way.įinally, Gaya boasted some of the most advanced ironworking expertise of its day. Perhaps the people in these locations were attracted to the independence and harmony of Gaya society and did not wish to be under the control of either Baekje or Silla.
Its territory was long believed to have been confined within Gyeongsang-do, east of the Seomjingang River and south of Jirisan Mountain, but recent archaeological excavations have unearthed Gaya relics in Namwon, on the Unbong Plateau, which is north of Jirisan Mountain, as well as in Yeosu, which is on the west side of the Seomjingang River. Gaya existed in the southern coast of Korea. In other words, each of the six Gaya states was independently governed by its own ruler and had its own diplomatic rights. However, considerable cultural evidence has also been discovered for the smaller three- namely Gojaguk, based in the presentday Goseong area and also known as Sogaya Bisabeol, based in the presentday Changnyeong area and also known as Bisabeolgaya and Gimunguk, based in the present-day Namwon area and also known as Gimungaya. Of course Garakguk, based in the present-day Gimhae area and also known as Geumgwangaya Araguk, based in the present-day Haman area and also known as Aragaya and Gara-guk, based in the present-day Goryeong area and also known as Daegaya, were described in the historical record as being more powerful than the other three Gaya states, and the cultural artifacts from these larger three are more extravagant. This exhibition is titled “Iron and Tune” to represent the dichotomies of military strength and culture as well as power and harmony. This was a federation of different kingdoms comparable to the autonomous local governments in Korea today. Second, the Gaya member-states enjoyed individual autonomy, respected one another, and lived in harmony.
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