Documents held at Daepungheon Hall, Uljin

The documents held at Daepungheon Hall consist of a wanmun, an official certificate, and a jeolmok, a set of regulations, recording the decisions made by the local government office of Pyeonghae-gun on measures to ease the burden on the residents of Gusan-dong, who had sole responsibility for covering the various expenses of entertaining the suto-sa, the officers who periodically inspected Ulleungdo Island, following the residents' request. The wanmun measures 27.5 cm wide by 29 cm high. The sutojeolmok, the inspection regulations, measures 33 cm wide by 42.1 cm high. According to the contents of the wanmun and sutojeolmok, when the magistrate of Samcheok Garrison and the Wolsong naval commander carried out their inspection patrol of Ulleungdo Island once every three years, they departed from Gusan-ri (Gusan Port) in Pyeonghae, but depending on wind conditions their stay there was sometimes prolonged. The government office covered these expenses using the interest earned by lending money to nine villages around Gusan-ri, but since the circumstances of each village differed, complaints frequently arose, and the office decided on measures discussed to resolve this. These documents show that, in the inspection of Ulleungdo and Dokdo Islands during the late Joseon period, Gusan-ri (Gusan Port) in Pyeonghae-gun served as the starting point, and the method used to raise these expenses offers a glimpse of the daily life of coastal village residents of the time. The documents also show that, even in the 19th century, the Joseon government still recognised Ulleungdo and Dokdo Islands as its own territory, and patrolled them periodically to keep abreast of the situation there. The documents are estimated to date from 1811, the eleventh year of King Sunjo of Joseon, for the wanmun of the sinmi year, and 1823, the twenty-third year of King Sunjo, for the sutojeolmok of the gyemi year.

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Where it is

Region

Uljin, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료