Odaesansago National History Archives, Pyeongchang

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.37

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

조선시대

Designated year

1963

Location

평창군, 강원특별자치도— 강원 평창군 진부면 동산리 산1번지

Coordinates

37.756278, 128.572436

It is one of five royal libraries built during the late Joseon Dynasty (1392~1910) for The True Record of the Joseon Dynasty and The Genealogy of the Royal Family. The four copies of True Record were stored in Chunchugwan in Seoul and at the archives in Chungju, Jeonju, and Seongju in the early Joseon Era but were destroyed during the 1592~98 Japanese Aggressions except the one in Jeonju. New copies of The True Record were made to replace them and placed in Chunchugwan and archives in Taebaeksan, Myohyangsan, Manisan, and Odaesan Mountains in 1606, the 39th year of the reign of King Seonjo (1567~1608). Note, however, that the one in Chunchugwan was burned during the 1624 Yi Gwal Revolt and the 1636 Qing aggression. Later, the others were deposited at the archives in Jeongjoksan, Taebaeksan, Jeoksangsan, and Odaesan Mountains. The copies in Jeongjoksan and Taebaeksan are now at Seoul National University. The Jeoksangsan copy was lost during the Korean War (1950~53), whereas the Odaesan one was moved to Tokyo Imperial University in Japan but was destroyed during the Great Earthquake of 1923. The place for the archives in Odaesan Mountain was thought to be able to withstand fire, wind, and water.

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