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Iron Age & Early States
약 BC 2세기경건국

Establishment of Buyeo

Buyeo arose on the broad plains along the Songhua River in Manchuria. It was a five-tribe confederacy in which the heads of the horse, ox, pig, and dog clans governed their own tribes autonomously.

Key developments

  1. 입지Songhua River Basin Plains

    Buyeo was established in the broad plains of the Songhua River basin in Manchuria.

  2. 연맹 구조Five-Tribe Confederation

    Buyeo began as a confederate kingdom where multiple tribes united under a king.

  3. 지배층Four Noble Lords (Ga)

    Four noble lords called 'Ga' — Maga, Uga, Jeoga, Guga — led each tribe as the ruling class.

  4. 경제 기반Agriculture and Livestock

    Buyeo developed its economy through both farming and animal husbandry on the vast plains.

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