Yongbangnok

"Yongbang" is another term for the munkwa, the higher civil service examination, and this book is a register recording the names of people from Jeju who passed the munkwa during the Joseon dynasty. A total of fifty-six successful candidates are recorded, ranging from Go Deuk-jong, who passed in the gapo class of 1414, the fourteenth year of King Taejong, to Han Seok-yun, who passed in the gyehae class of 1863, the fourteenth year of King Cheoljong. Below each name, written in large characters, the person's courtesy name (ja) and the sexagenary-cycle year of his birth are given in small characters, and below that again are recorded the posthumous title of the king who reigned when he passed, and the names of his descendants. Compared with the Gukjo Bangmok, the national register of munkwa graduates covering the years from 1392, the first year of King Taejo, to 1877, the fourteenth year of Emperor Gojong, this book omits a considerable number of successful candidates from Jeju and differs substantially in its method of recording. The book was compiled in 1892, the twenty-ninth year of Emperor Gojong, and is valued as a historical source that helps to fill out our understanding of the Joseon governance system, the distribution of local officials who advanced to central government posts, and the record-keeping culture of the Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Jeju City, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산