Installation of Military garrison farm(屯田) in Silla : Focusing on Territorialization and State Finance

Key Points

• To analyze the role of military garrison farms in Silla's state operations and their functions in territorialization and finance.
• Reviewed historical texts including 日本書紀 and 〈단양적성비〉 for evidence of military garrison farms in Silla.
• Compared Silla's garrison farms with similar structures in medieval China.
• Examined the socio-economic impacts of garrison farms on state finance in Silla.
• Established that garrison farms were developed from the 6th century and served as military-run agricultural lands.
• Found that garrison farms evolved to contribute to state finance by generating public fields and employing local labor post-border consolidation.
• Identified the significant impact of garrison farm management on Silla's state revenue, similar to practices in Tang Dynasty.