English · 역사는 살아있다 ·
History Lives - Baekje Series: Episode 4: The Chiljido Sword - a 1,600-year-old diplomatic document
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- The Chiljido sword, held by Isonokami Shrine in Japan, measures 74.9 cm and bears 61 characters inlaid in gold, and it is presented as an artifact showing Baekje-Wa diplomacy in the 4th century.
- Korean and Japanese scholars disagree over when it was made: one theory dates it to around 369, the 4th year of the Taehwa era, while another dates it to around 408 based on the era name of King Jeonji, and the debate also covers whether it was a gift or a tribute.
- In 2025, the Nara National Museum carried out its first X-ray CT scan, making some characters clearer, but the debate is not over.
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Official translation → Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [역사는 살아있다 – 백제 편] 제4화: 칠지도 – 1600년 전의 외교 문서
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