The Earthenware of Dae Gaya

The ancient history of Korea is recorded around the kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. That’s why this period is also called the Three Kingdoms Period. Gaya was not well known in these historical contents. Especially, Dae Gaya was the least known of the states of the Gaya confederacy.

Let’s walk out of the museum exit and look at the map on the right to see the regions that were under Dae Gaya’s influence.

Around mid-5th Century, Dae Gaya was the leader of the Gaya confederacy, and it established its unique earthenware style. Dae Gaya then passed down their earthenware production technology to regions it influenced. So we can see the range of Dae Gaya’s territory based on Dae Gaya-style earthenware that has been excavated.

When you see the map, you can see that a wide region of the southern Korean Peninsula belonged to Dae Gaya. This area was even larger in the late 5th Century, which was the peak era of Dae Gaya.
There is the Daegaya Royal Tomb Pavilion and Ancient Tombs in Jisan-dong next to the museum. Look around them to experience the vivid history of Dae Gaya.