◼︎ Where did the last prince of Daegaya, Wolgwang, go? If Prince Ma, who lived in Geumgangsan after the fall of Silla and lived off the grass roots, was the last prince of Silla, then Prince Wolgwang, who spent his final years in Gayasan after the fall of Daegaya, was the last prince of Daegaya. What kind of country was Daegaya of Prince Wolgwang? Daegaya was a powerful country along with Geumgwan Gaya of King Suro in the history of Gaya, where several small countries formed a confederation. If Geumgwan Gaya was the leader of the early period among the six Gaya, Daegaya was the leader of the later period and showed its power. Although it was not well known because there were few records, it is being revealed one by one through the continuous excavation of Daegaya relics. However, in 1997, a surprising excavation was made at the Jisandong Tomb in Goryeong. That was the excavation of Tomb No. 44 in Jisandong, Goryeong. It was the moment when it was revealed that Daegaya was an ancient kingdom with great power. 35 skeletons were discovered. The skeletons were excavated wearing gold items, indicating that the buried subjects were of fairly high status. Daegaya, which had developed into such a powerful royal-centered society, was destroyed by Silla in the mid-6th century and disappeared into history... After that, Prince Wolgwang built a temple at the foot of Mt. Gaya and spent his lonely later years as a monk there. Why did the last prince of Daegaya spend the rest of his life as a monk? In History Special, we will trace and analyze the traces of Prince Wolgwang that still remain, such as the Jinheung King Sunsu Monument, Danyang Jeokseong Monument, and Haeinsa Temple, and learn about his novel-like deeds. In addition, we will focus on the reality of Daegaya, which fought to the end, unlike Geumgwan Gaya in Gimhae that surrendered to Silla, and the descendants of the Daegaya royal family, who are not well known until now. ◼︎ The secret of the 35 skeletal remains discovered in the Jisan-dong Tomb (Tomb No. 44) Jisan-dong in Goryeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do is an area with a high concentration of ancient tombs. Among them, Tomb No. 44 is a burial mound with an outer diameter of 25 to 27 meters and a height of 6 meters. The bones of 35 people wearing gold items were discovered. It is the largest burial tomb excavated to date and is a decisive clue showing that Daegaya was a powerful centralized society. Through Tomb No. 44 in Jisan-dong, Goryeong, Daegaya is remembered as an iron kingdom that produced Ureuk's gayageum, armor, and swords with round heads, the history of Daegaya is newly revealed. ◼︎ Track it down! The founding legend of Daegaya hidden in Haeinsa Temple on Gayasan Even now, there is a shrine called Jeonggyeoncheonwangsa, which enshrines the progenitor god of Daegaya, inside Haeinsa Temple on Gayasan. Jeonggyeon is a mountain god of Gaya, and the Dongguk Yeoji Jeungram shows the origin of Daegaya. Gayasanshin Jeonggyeonmoju had two sons with Cheonshin Ibihaji: Daegaya King Noejiljuil and Geumgwanguk Noejilcheongye, and Noejiljuil is another name for Ijinashiwang. In other words, the son of Gayasanshin and Cheonshin was Daegaya's founder Ijinashiwang, and Gayasan is a sacred mountain where the god of Daegaya lives. 500 years later, Daegaya's last prince Wolgwang entered Buddhism and spent his unfortunate last years at Wolgwangsa Temple on Gayasan. ◼︎ The history of the unfortunate last prince, Wolgwang, is the history of Daegaya. History is on the side of the strong. Daegaya, which had a history of defeat by Silla, does not have a systematically organized genealogy of its kings. However, the reporting team was able to carefully restore the genealogy of the Daegaya kings based on the royal names that appear fragmentarily in Samguk Sagi and Nihon Shoki. As a result, it was revealed that Wolgwang's maternal lineage was Silla. The genealogy of Prince Wolgwang was created through the marriage alliance between Daegaya and Silla. If we go back, Daegaya's Wolgwang is the 10th generation descendant of Sanshin Jeonggyeon, the founder of Gaya, and his father is King Lee Noe, who courted Silla and married the daughter of Lee Ji-bae, giving birth to a prince. This shows that the last prince of Daegaya, Wolgwang, was the last king, Doseolji. Silla, the country of Wolgwang's mother, attacked Daegaya to subjugate it. Due to political turmoil with the pro-Baekje forces within the country, Wolgwang fled to Silla, and his name is also on the Danyang Jeokseong Monument. After that, the marriage alliance between Baekje and Silla, which was formed for political purposes, was completely broken with the Battle of Gwansanseong. ◼︎ The Last Battle of Daegaya, the Story After the Battle of Gwansanseong In 554, Daegaya fought its last great battle with Silla, with which it had been in a long-time alliance, through an alliance with Baekje. However, the result was a great defeat for Daegaya and Baekje, and Daegay