Gimyeongyeoljwamyeong Royal Edict for a Meritorious Subject and Hoemaengnok

A gongsin gyoseo is a royal edict issued to a meritorious subject, by which the state formally proclaimed a subject's outstanding service. This artefact comprises a gongsin gyoseo issued personally to one of the forty-six men designated Jwamyeong Gongsin (Meritorious Subjects for Assisting the Enthronement) in the second month of 1401 (the first year of King Taejong) for their service in helping King Taejong ascend the throne, together with a hoemaengnok, a record compiled after the meritorious subjects of the three successive merit-subject groups — the Gaeguk (Founding), Jeongsa (Pacification) and Jwamyeong (Enthronement Assistance) subjects — swore an oath to heaven. When Kim Yeong-yeol (1370–1421) was designated a third-class Jwamyeong Gongsin, he was issued both a gongsin gyoseo and a nokgwon, a certificate of recognition issued by the Gongsin Dogam (Directorate of Meritorious Subjects); today, however, only the gyoseo survives, while the nokgwon is lost. The gongsin gyoseo was issued to Kim Yeong-yeol, Yi Rae and Yun Mok, and its text briefly records their meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion of Bak Po, before stating that they were granted 80 gyeol of arable land, eight slaves (nobi) and other rewards. The hoemaengnok is a manuscript copy currently held at Sincheon Seowon. The original hoemaengnok held by the descendants of Ha Ryun (1347–1416), who was designated a first-class Jwamyeong Gongsin, has been lost, but its text is preserved in the Hojeongjip (Collected Works of Ha Ryun). The format is identical, though the version in the Hojeongjip shows some minor differences from this copy.

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Where it is

Region

Yecheon, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산