King Jinheung of Silla built this monument after making a royal tour around Bitbeol Gaya (now Changnyeong), which he had incorporated into Silla’s territory. The monument was erected on the hill of Mongmasanseong Fortress at first, but was moved to its present site inside a pavilion in 1924. Unlike other monuments erected in commemoration of his royal tour, this one does not carry the title sunsu gwangyeong, meaning “The king conducted an inspection around the border area,” but it does contain a list of the members of the king’s entourage. At that time, Bitbeol Gaya was located at an important spot to provide Silla with strategic advantages in advancing toward the west. Accordingly, it was incorporated into Silla’s territory in 555 (the 16th year of King Jinheung’s reign). King Jinheung embarked on a royal inspection of the area, which was incorporated with Daeyaju (present-day Hapcheon) and named Bisabeol-gun or Bijahwa-gun in 565. The monument has the common style of those made in the Silla Period. The front face of a natural stone was evenly trimmed and carved with inscriptions, and is marked with a line around the edge. The front part of the epitaph is so worn that the inscription is no longer legible. However, given the contents of the inscriptions on other similar monuments, the inscription on this one may well have referred to the occupation of Bitbeol Gaya and the policy of territorial expansion pursued by King Jinheung, his ruling philosophy and ambitions, and so on. The latter part is clear on the whole, with the list of the king’s entourage recorded in the order of the official post and position occupied by its members. In particular, this list sheds light on the provincial administrative organization, social ranks, and social systems of that time. The date of construction of the monument is given as 561 (the 22nd year of King Jinheung’s reign), i.e. one year before the fall of Dae Gaya. It suggests that King Jinheung had the political intention of making the area a stepping stone of his advance into Gaya territory. Also, since the monument contains a record of principal events during the reign of King Jinheung, it complements the corresponding article in Samguk sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms), and is of great help in piecing together and understanding the historical facts.