Research Article
A Study on the Crisis Management of Goguryeo's Defeat Process : Focusing on the Indirect Strategy of Nadang and the Elements of Goguryeo's National Power during King Bojang
건양대학교
Published: January 2025 · Vol. 34 · pp. 109-145
DOI: https://doi.org/10.71244/jojm.2025.28.1.109
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Abstract
Goguryeo was destroyed by the attack of the combined forces of Tang in 668. There are various analyses on the cause of Goguryeo's destruction, but it is the universal view of the history world that it is attributed to the emergence of Yeonggaesomun and the infighting of their sons. On the other hand, research that approached Goguryeo's defeat process with a crisis management theory is limited. Therefore, this paper analyzed the period from the accession of King Bojang, the last king of Goguryeo, to the revival movement by King Bojang after the fall of Goguryeo as a crisis management theory, and studied how the Nadang, which defeated Goguryeo, influenced the elements of Goguryeo's national power as an indirect strategy.
The 26 years of King Bojang's reign and the 13 years of the revival movement after the fall of Goguryeo were divided into four stages of overall crisis management theory: prevention-preparation-response-recovery, and how the Nadang's indirect strategy affected Goguryeo's national power, diplomacy, information, military, and economy, at each stage. Through this, the meaning of the phenomenon learned through the cause of the defeat of Goguryeo on the current security situation on the Korean Peninsula was presented.
As a result of the study, Goguryeo was destroyed by the inability to prepare for war, which was a direct strategy, caused by the internal strife caused by the Nadang's indirect strategy. During the period when Yeonggaesomun, which occupied most of the reign of King Bojang, was a prime minister, the Tang Dynasty and the Northeast Asian hegemony fought. During the period when the eldest son, Namsaeng, was a prime minister after Yeon Gaesomun's death, internal division caused disputes between his sons and was unable to prepare for the Nadang's attack. During the period when the second son, Namgeon, was a prime minister, a war broke out with the Nadang, and Goguryeo responded, but it was destroyed due to poor preparation and response of the elements of national power. The first stage of the revival movement for the restoration of Goguryeo was developed as a military revival movement by Anseung and Gummojam, and the second stage of the revival movement was not realized as King Bojang, who had been dispatched by the Tang to stabilize the Liaodong area, was discovered by the Tang during the revival.
The significance of this study is, first, to apply the crisis management theory to Goguryeo's defeat, analyze King Bojang's reign in each stage of prevention-preparation-response-recovery. Second, it was confirmed what the enemy's indirect strategy was to destroy Goguryeo. Third, it was to derive how the elements of Goguryeo's national power were affected by the enemy's indirect strategy.
Through a crisis management study in the process of the defeat of Goguryeo, it can be confirmed that the defeat of the state is created externally by the indirect strategy of the enemy trying to overthrow the state, although there are internal factors. It is confirmed that Goguryeo's defeat has implications for us living on the same Korean Peninsula, suggesting that it should be used as a lesson in the security of the Republic of Korea today.
The 26 years of King Bojang's reign and the 13 years of the revival movement after the fall of Goguryeo were divided into four stages of overall crisis management theory: prevention-preparation-response-recovery, and how the Nadang's indirect strategy affected Goguryeo's national power, diplomacy, information, military, and economy, at each stage. Through this, the meaning of the phenomenon learned through the cause of the defeat of Goguryeo on the current security situation on the Korean Peninsula was presented.
As a result of the study, Goguryeo was destroyed by the inability to prepare for war, which was a direct strategy, caused by the internal strife caused by the Nadang's indirect strategy. During the period when Yeonggaesomun, which occupied most of the reign of King Bojang, was a prime minister, the Tang Dynasty and the Northeast Asian hegemony fought. During the period when the eldest son, Namsaeng, was a prime minister after Yeon Gaesomun's death, internal division caused disputes between his sons and was unable to prepare for the Nadang's attack. During the period when the second son, Namgeon, was a prime minister, a war broke out with the Nadang, and Goguryeo responded, but it was destroyed due to poor preparation and response of the elements of national power. The first stage of the revival movement for the restoration of Goguryeo was developed as a military revival movement by Anseung and Gummojam, and the second stage of the revival movement was not realized as King Bojang, who had been dispatched by the Tang to stabilize the Liaodong area, was discovered by the Tang during the revival.
The significance of this study is, first, to apply the crisis management theory to Goguryeo's defeat, analyze King Bojang's reign in each stage of prevention-preparation-response-recovery. Second, it was confirmed what the enemy's indirect strategy was to destroy Goguryeo. Third, it was to derive how the elements of Goguryeo's national power were affected by the enemy's indirect strategy.
Through a crisis management study in the process of the defeat of Goguryeo, it can be confirmed that the defeat of the state is created externally by the indirect strategy of the enemy trying to overthrow the state, although there are internal factors. It is confirmed that Goguryeo's defeat has implications for us living on the same Korean Peninsula, suggesting that it should be used as a lesson in the security of the Republic of Korea today.