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A Study On The Crown Prince So-Hyeon's Illness Symptoms and Death Causes Through 『Daily Records of the Royal Secretariat』

  • The Review of Korean History
  • 2010, (100), pp.109-137
  • Publisher : The Historical Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > History

Shin, Myung ho 1

1부경대학교

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ABSTRACT

in 『Daily Records of the Royal Secretariat』, we can find out that Crown Prince So-Hyeon has been ill during 8 years hostage in sim-yang(瀋陽). in fact, Crown Prince So-Hyeon became ill in February 1637 in which Crown Prince So-Hyeon had to head sim-yang(瀋陽) from seoul. Crown Prince So-Hyeon used to live in on-dol(溫突). but in February 1637, Crown Prince So-Hyeon had to spend many days in army barracks. that was why Crown Prince So-Hyeon became ill in February 1637. the illness symptoms of Crown Prince So-Hyeon was cold flu. in April 1637, Crown Prince So-Hyeon arrived in sim-yang(瀋陽). from that time every year, Crown Prince So-Hyeon had experienced Illness and had been recovered. but sometimes the illness Symptoms of Crown Prince So-Hyeon was so critical that attendant doctor had to send the message to choson in order to take good medicine and good doctors also. at that time, attendant doctor of Crown Prince So-Hyeon diagnosed illness Symptoms as the symptoms of san(疝症). generally, choson doctors thought that the symptoms of san(疝症) were caused by contact of coldness while having hwa illness((火病). Crown Prince So-Hyeon could return home permanently in 1644. but he took critical illness at that time. after returning home in February 1645, Crown Prince So-Hyeon experienced again critical illness. but one month later, Crown Prince So-Hyeon recovered from his Illness. and next month, Crown Prince So-Hyeon experienced again critical illness. choson doctors diagnosed illness Symptoms as the symptoms of hakjil(瘧疾). during the symptoms of hakjil(瘧疾) treatment, Crown Prince So-Hyeon was dead. so by the 『Daily Records of the Royal Secretariat』, we can conclude that Crown Prince So-Hyeon was dead through misdiagnosis or other Illness.

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