Royal Edict of Appointment Issued to Yi Jong-ju and Red Certificate of Passing the Military Service Examination Issued to Yi Im

These are two royal edicts (wangji) preserved in the family of the eldest descendant of Yi Jong-ju, who served as a local official in the early Joseon period. The "Wangji Appointing Yi Jong-ju as Tongjeong daebu and Magistrate of Ulju" is an appointment edict issued to Yi Jong-ju on 26 January 1399, the first year of King Jeongjong. Written in four lines of cursive script, it bears the seal 'Joseonwangbo' (Seal of the King of Joseon) stamped above the date. This document is valuable material for studying the changes in the official ranking system and personnel administration of the early Joseon period. The "Wangji Certifying Yi Im's Pass in the Military Service Examination" is a red certificate (hongpae) issued in 1435, the seventeenth year of King Sejong, to Yi Jong-ju's grandson Yi Im, certifying his success in the military service examination. Written in five lines of cursive script, it bears the seal 'Gugwangsinbo' (Royal Seal) stamped above the date. It is an important source for research into the official ranking and state examination systems of the early Joseon period, and for tracing the changing use of royal seals (saebo).

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Nam-gu, Ulsan

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