Gaya was one of the old Korean countries, and Imna was one of the old Japanese countries. The two countries were separate and each of them was recorded in the Korean and Japanese history respectively. But since the late 19th century, the Japanese hist...
Gaya was one of the old Korean countries, and Imna was one of the old Japanese countries. The two countries were separate and each of them was recorded in the Korean and Japanese history respectively. But since the late 19th century, the Japanese historans of the imperial Japan have been insisting Gaya and Imna as the same, and Wae(old name of Japan) conquered and ruled this country for two centuries. Most Korean historeans, after the Japanese colonial rule of Korea ended in 1945, succeeded the Japanese historeans wrong theory.
Gaya and Imna were different in all repects, and both had none in common. They were different in the locations, the numbers of their sub-countries and the names of them, the names of the kings, the years of beginning and ending of the countries.
Nontheless the modern Japanese historians all together joined in the conspiracy that the old Japan ruled Gaya, to serve it as a justification of ruling Kore in the 20th century.
The Imna Prefectural Government of Japan was said to set up to rule Gaya. but it was not clearly recorded and unbelievable. For instance, the name of the Govenment was recorded first after about 100 years of Japan s conquering of Imna. Then, by what and how did Japan rule it durig the past 100 years? In addition, the records of the Government focused over 10 times only about 10 years of the last ruling period. Lastly, the names of the Government and the names of the head of the Government were recorded in a variety. That means the lack of the historical existence of the Government.
On the other hand, Kim Hyun-Goo uniquely insisted that Imna was conqered and ruled not by Japan but by Baekje(an old Korean country). But simultaneouly insisted Japan actually overwhelemed Baekje, that means Japan did not rule Imna directly but ruled indirectly. His two points of view, however, are both false. First, in conquering Imna 4 Japanese generals(including a Baekje general) did major roles. The Baekje general roled only as a supporter, and he is thought as an immigrant to Japan. Second, Kim Hyun-Goo regarded Baekje a sub-country of Japan, but the actual relation between them was its reverse. For his false theory, he depended only on the Japanese records and disregarded all the Korean records.