Examined in this article is how expansion of territory progressed in the Northeast Realm(東北面, Dongbuk-myeon) of Goryo at the end of the dynasty, and how the Goyreo peoples recognition of their own territory enlarged accordingly. Alongside the examination of this issue, their recollection of the so-called Northeast Nine Fortresses(東北九城) is also observed, in order to determine exactly when the notion of considering the location of Gongheom-jin(公嶮鎭) to have been 700 ri units above the Duman-gang river line actually began to develop. The Goryeo people considered the location of the 9 fortresses in the Northeast as part of their territory, and established Gongheom-jin as the borderline. They also believed an old stone tablet which had been con...