新羅 왕경 내 市場의 위치와 운영

초록

Shin-si(神市. A sacred market) has received attention as the origin of marketplace in Ancient Korea. However, those letters can also be deciphered as Shin-bul(神巿. A sacred forest) according to the woodblock-printed book Memorabilia of Three Kingdoms(三國遺事) preserved at Yonsei University. Therefore, Shin-si should no longer be regarded as the prototype of an ancient marketplace of Korea. Shisa(市肆. Shopping stores) was the initial establishment of the market system in the capital city of the Silla Kingdom, providing the court with necessities, and led to the opening of Dong-si(東市. The east market). It has been suggested that Shisa was located inside, or in the immediate vicinity, of Wolseong(月城. The royal palace) whereas Dong-si was located eastward of Shisa. The marketplace in the Shilla Kingdom was regulated and managed by government, including the size, quality, and price of products, control over the merchants, and authority to punish rule violations were regulated in the law codes. Registered merchants were permitted use of marketplace facilities and public services. These merchants gained market access to governmental offices, Buddhist temples, aristocrats, and officials in exchange for paying the tax of commerce to the court or the state.

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