Yanggwadonggye Historical Documents

This is a dongyak (a village-level community compact) drawn up between 1488 and 1505, modelled on the Gwangju hyangyak, a community compact that had itself been implemented on the basis of the 1451 Yeossi hyangyak. The Gwangju hyangyak was in particular proposed by Yi Seon-jae, and since the early jwamok (membership roster) includes Yi Bal, a descendant five generations removed from Yi Seon-jae who fell victim to the Gichuk Treason Case, a connection to him can be inferred. This dongyak was suspended because of the Japanese invasions of 1592, but was reorganised in 1604, the 37th year of King Seonjo, and has survived to the present day without losing its original framework. The reasons for this reorganisation are well recorded in the Dongjeok Ibuiseo, written by Yu Sa-gyeong. The Yanggwadong dongyak comprises four volumes of jwamok, recording the names of the members of the village compact association. Some of these names were also confirmed in the Muljasuhamnok, a record compiled in 1786, the 10th year of King Jeongjo, when the village pavilion (dong-gak) was renovated. It is regarded as important material for the study of the social history of rural communities in the late Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Nam-gu, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료