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A Nature of Publication of Daejeontongpyeon, Military Code in the Reign of King Jeongjo, in the Late of Joseon Dynasty

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1전북대학교

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ABSTRACT

Daejeontongpyeon was at first intended by King Jengjo to become the following installment to Sugyojibrok, yet during the compilation process the nature of the task was changed, and the end result was an elevation from its previously expected status, and to a grand law code such as Gyeonggukdaejeon or Sokdaejeon. This kind of shift in nature led to the most notable characteristic of Daejeontongpyeon, the fact that two separate grand law codes coexisting inside. We can see that all the legal codes & clauses created during King Jeongjo’s reign were granted with the status of the grand law code, and such efforts culminated in the compilation of the Daejeontongpyeon. What's more, King Jeongjo made royal trips frequently and implemented a grand scale military training. Under these circumstances, many officials requested renewed understanding about armaments, and this was led to the publication of Daejeontongpyeon. The key part of this law was the king led reformation of military programs. The systems, in which civil and military servants are selected and re-educated directly by the King through Gwanmujae (martial exam) and Sisa (archery tests), were the evident sign of the maximized sovereign power. This eventually contributed to the compilation of the military code of Daejeontongpyeon.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.