Gyeonggukdaejeon Gwon4∼6

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2171

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선16세기

Designated year

2022

Location

수원시, 경기도— 경기도 수원시 팔달구 창룡대로 21 (매향동, 수원화성박물관)

Coordinates

37.282675, 127.019002Kakao address conversion

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The Gyeonggukdaejeon (National Code), officially promulgated in 1485 (the sixteenth year of King Seongjong's reign), is the supreme written legal code that established the fundamental governing system of the Joseon dynasty. Its compilation was ordered in 1455 (the year of King Sejo's accession) and entrusted to scholars including Choe Hang, No Sasin, and Seo Geojong; following several rounds of revision and supplementation, the so-called 'Eulsa Daejeon' was completed in 1485. From its completion until the late Joseon period, the Gyeonggukdaejeon served as Joseon's most fundamental legal code and was applied without alteration of its provisions. It is therefore an extraordinarily valuable document for research into the legal and institutional history of the early Joseon period, as well as an important resource for bibliographical studies. The copy held at Suwon Hwaseong Museum (accession number Guip 1302) is a printing made with the Choju Gabin type mixed with supplementary type (choju gabin ja honip boja bon), produced in the sixteenth century (during the reigns of Jungjong to Myeongjong). It corresponds to three volumes (gwon 4-6) in two bound books of the Eulsa Daejeon: gwon 4 (Military Code, Byeongjeon), gwon 5 (Penal Code, Hyeongjeon, and Limits on Slave Litigation, Nobi Gyeolsong Jeonghap), and gwon 6 (Engineering Code, Gongjeon). No earlier printing of the Eulsa Daejeon than this copy has been identified to date, confirming its exceptional rarity and bibliographical significance.

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