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This study is about the ‘Imna royal family Chobalseongji (任那王族草拔聖枝)’ found in the epitaph of Buddhist Master Jingyeong. In the past, Japan claimed the Korean Peninsula as its former territory according to the contents of this inscription. In addition, Japanese and domestic scholars who directly or indirectly support also misinterpret King Heungmu Kim Yu-sin as the ancestor of the Imna royal family based on the above information. However, there was a reason why they misinterpreted the inscription. It was a justification for invading the Korean peninsula called the ‘Jeonghan theory’ or ‘Japan's strategy for conquering Joseon’, which leapt to the wrong logic that it was justified for Japan to restore the Imna homeland since the Imna is the Gaya. ‘任那王族草拔聖枝’ should be interpreted as ‘Imna’s royal family Chobalseongji’ and ‘Chobalseongji’ should be viewed as a person. The Chobalseongji was the royal family of Imna in Japan, and they were harassed by neighboring countries. In addition, although the target of his surrender was Silla as a nation, the actual target was not a nation; it was King Heungmu Kim Yu-Sin. In other words, Chobalseongji of the Imna royal family surrendered himself to Kim Yu-sin and received the Shin Kim (新金) clan from the King of Silla. Later, his descendants appear to have taken root well in the land of Silla. As a result, it became the foundation for producing great figures such as the three members of the Shin Kim clan shown in epitaphs and chalju(a pillar) in the 8th and 9th centuries and Great Monk Jingyeong in the 10th century. Based on the above argument, we hope that this study will make it clear that the Gaya and the Imna were completely separate countries, and that Imna was a country within Japan.
Shim et al. (Wed,) studied this question.