『금석집첩』의 왕실 자료와 태조 이성계의 행적

Abstract

This paper was written to understand the characteristics of royal materials contained in Geumseokjipcheop. There are a total of 108 cases of epigraph, which is related to the royal family in Geumseokjipcheop, 81 cases of tomb letters of the royal family, and 27 cases of historical records of the royal family’s activities. Most of them were written during the reign of King Sukjong and King Jeongjo, and the most of epigraphs were written in the reign of King Yeongjo. Epigraphs related to the royal family, were written by the king to commemorate the death of his familiy or to reveal the deed of his former king, so there are many writings and handwritings written by the king. There are many king’s writings and handwritings in the epigraphs which records the deeds of King Taejo Lee Seong-gye. King Sukjong and King Yeongjo put down their own handwritings while setting up the monument where King Taejo’s deeds were located, and King Jeongjo and King Gojong also inherited it and erected many monuments written in their own handwriting. This was to brighten the great achievements of King Taejo and to inherit the actions of the previous kings. When the monument was erected to record King Taejo’s activities, local officials controlling the area participated. The governor asked the king to erect a monument that recorded King Taejo’s activities, and they often wrote the inscription on the tombstone. Local officials, including local leaders, also actively participated in the construction of the monument. This was to show their loyalty to the king. When the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 broke out, a number of buildings related to King Taejo’s activities were burned down. These include the Hamheung Bongung Palace and the reading hall in Hamheung, and the Mokcheongjeon Palace and Gyeongdeokgung Palace in Kaesong. After the war, some of the buildings were newly constructed, and some of them remained empty. The kings and officials set up monuments in these places to publicize King Taejo’s contribution. It was also an effort to repair the damage of the war. The royal materials contained in Geumseokjipcheop show the efforts of kings and officials to publicize the deeds of the previous kings and royal families to future generations.