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Political Transition of Establishment of Jangyong-Yeong In the Era of King Jeongjo

  • The Review of Korean History
  • 2005, (78), pp.147-188
  • Publisher : The Historical Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > History

김준혁 1

1수원시 학예연구사

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The main core of reform policy in the era of King Jeongjo was to pursue strengthening of king's authority besides emphasis of people's wellbeing. For him precondition of strengthening king's authority was to seize power of military commandership. He could not control political parties without grasping military commandership, because the existing central military camps were not free from the power of related subjects' influence in politics. Justification of King Jeongjo's reform of military organization didn't aim at simple unification of military camps, but activation of people's livelihood by virtue of not wasting army expe nditure. From the early days of his accession to the throne he took the leadership to unify sueocheong (one of five military camps with chongyungcheong (one of five military camps), but in vain, because of repulsion of the existing military authorities. Accordingly, With availing himself of his murdering by opposite power's attempt, King King Jeongjo established the justification of foundation of a military guard organization, sukwiso and appointed Hong Kuk Yeong as its general for an onset of military camp reform. However, he removed Hong Kuk Yeong, who played an absolute role for his enthronement, owing to the withdrawal movement of national foundation. He removed sukwiso, too. With King Jeong's expanded interpretation of the plot of treason planned by Hong Bok Yeong who was Hong Kuk Yeoung's younger cousin of parental side, Jangyongwi was established, which was superior to sukwiso. Jangyongwi was founded b! y masters of military arts of king's guards and enlarged and reformed for a long term. King Jeongjo's establishment of guard organization was a political activity at the onset of military organization reform, which was intended to pursue stability of people's livelihood with armament reduction through unification of five military camps.

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