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Byeolmuban is the name of a special army unit in the time of Korea's Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392). The word ''byeol'' literally means star, but also has the meaning of special. Founding of the army was initiated by Yun Gwan during the reign of king Sukjong of Goryeo. The army was put together to fight the Jurchen who were putting pressure on Goryeo's northern borders. The Goryeo infantry had a hard time resisting the strong Jurchen cavalry. ==Organization== The ''Byeolmuban'' army had six divisions: Yun Gwan's regular army and Armor Guards called ''Jeonggyugun'' (정규군, 正規軍) Infantry called ''Sinbogun'' (신보군, 神步軍), Cavalry called ''Sin-gigun'' (신기군, 神騎軍), an army of Buddhist monks called ''Hangmagun'' (항마군, 降魔軍), Supporting troop made of slaves called ''Yeonhogun'' (연호군,烟戶軍), and volunteered soldiers made of merchants and ordinary citizens called Jubugunhyeon (주부군현, 州府郡縣). Combating troops were divided into Assassin/Spies called ''Sinbo'' (신보, 神步), Siege Engineers called ''Dotang'' (도탕, 跳蕩), Archers called ''Gyeonggung'' (경궁, 梗弓), Builders called ''Jeongno'' (정노, 精弩), Ballistic/Cannon gunners called ''Balhwa'' (발화, 發火), and special force called ''Teugibudae'' (특기부대, 特技部隊). They were to trained and maintain/make weapons & fight with regular army. During the second year of king Yejong of Goryeo's reign the byeomuban, consisting of 170,000 soldiers, attacked Jurchen and killed approximately 5,000 Jurchen troops, detained another 5,000 POWs and 350 Jurchen tribal clans and took over their territory by building nine fortresses at Hamju region. Fortresses were called Northeastern Nine Fortresses, and they are in Hamju (함주, 咸州), Yeongju (영주, 英州), Ungju (웅주, 雄州), Bokju (복주, 福州), Gilju (길주, 吉州), Gongheomjin, (공험진, 公咽鎭), Sungnyeong (숭녕, 崇寧), Tongtae (통태, 通泰), and Jinyang (진양, 眞陽). However internal trouble at the Goryeo court later forced the Goryeo army to leave Jurchen territory just after few years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Byeolmuban」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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