in the West; when the River Arinare[1] turns its course backward, and when the river pebbles ascend and become stars—if before this we fail to pay homage every spring and every autumn, or neglect to send tribute of combs and whips, may the Gods of Heaven and Earth both together punish us."
Then someone said:—"Let us put to death the King of Silla." Hereupon the Empress said:—"When I first received the Divine instructions, promising to bestow on me the Land of Gold and Silver, I gave orders to the three divisions of the army, saying:—'Slay not the submissive.' Now that we have taken the Land of Treasure, and its people have freely offered submission, it would be unlucky to slay them." So she loosed the cords with which he was bound, and made him her forage-provider.
Ultimately she proceeded to the interior of that country, placed seals on the magazines of precious treasure, and took possession of the books of maps and registers.[2] The spear on which the Empress leant[3] was planted at the gate of the King of Silla as a memorial to after ages. Therefore that spear even now remains planted at the King of Silla's gate.
Now Phasa Mikeun,[4] King of Silla, gave as a hostage Mi-cheul-kwi-chi Pha-chin Kan-ki,[5] and with gold and silver, bright colours, figured gauzes and silks, he loaded eighty vessels, which he made to follow after the Imperial forces. This was the origin of the King of Silla always sending eighty ships of tribute.
Hereupon the kings of the two countries of Koryö and Pèkché[6]
- ↑ Supposed to be the Am-nok-kang.
- ↑ The Cadastral records.
- ↑ As a staff.
- ↑ The traditional kana rendering is Hasa Mukin. Phasa was the 6th King of Silia. He reigned from A.D. 80 to A.D. 112. Mikeun or Mukin is not clear. The last syllable corresponds with the last syllable of ni-să-keun (尼師今), an old Silla word for king, mentioned in the Introduction to the "Tongkam."
- ↑ The traditional kana has Mi-shi-ko-chi Ha-tori Kamu-ki. Pha-chin was the fourth official rank in Silla (see "Tongkam," I. 31), and Kanki is said by the Shiki to be a title. A Silla Prince named Misǎheun (in Japanese Mishikin) was sent as hostage to Japan A.D. 402. It is clear from what follows (A.D. 205) that this is the same person.
- ↑ The original name of this country is Kokuryö. It did not become officially known as Koryö until A.D. 936, but the contracted form was in use
