Abstract:
“The Inscription on the Great Tang’s Conquest of Baekjeguk”, carved at the bottom of the fivestoried stone pagoda of Jeongnimsa Temple, Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province in South Korea, is one of the most important stone inscriptions exploring the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Korean Peninsula.Scholars both from Japan and South Korea have conducted research on it, and the author also published a related article. However, there are still other issues that need to be investigated. This paper dicusses its time and purpose of writting, as well as the historical conditions of the late Baekjeguk. Based on the earlier research, the author explains the personal experiences of eleven generals of the Tang Dynasty recorded on the inscription, investigates the reasons for the lack of records about them in existing materials, and corrects the inaccurate interpretation of “three provincelevel regions” and “six prefectures” on the inscription. A comprehensive exploration of the issues of the inscription will deepen our understanding of the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Korean Peninsula in the 660s.