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Abstract

This study examines the role and placement of Jangmu, a position in charge of document management, to understand the organizational structure of capital officials during the early Joseon period. Firstly, To comprehend the context in which Jangmu was situated, we referred to the duties of capital officials recorded in the Gyeonggukdaejeon(『經國大典』). Although the Gyeonggukdaejeon delineated the scope of duties based on the rank, it did not specify the organizational details of individual officials. Next, we organized examples of Jangmu and explored their connection to the distribution of duties. Jangmu was associated with the exclusive management of documents in one of the administrative offices Amun(衙門). A designated individual within Amun was assigned the role of Jangmu, concentrating the document management responsibilities within this position. This practice represented one of the approaches to organizing the duties of capital officials. Lastly, we investigated the placement of Jangmu in various administrative offices throughout the early Joseon period. The utilization of Jangmu was a common practice in organizing the duties of capital officials during this period, as it was necessary to ensure the continuity of Amun tasks beyond mere placement of officials. The frequent relocation of capital officials and the inability to produce documents reflecting their job performance necessitated the need for Jangmu and the associated organizational approach, which continued to influence the bureaucratic system until the later Joseon period.