17C 중‧후반 정국동향政局動向과 전주지역全州地域 사족士族의 정치적 대응

Abstract

This article describes political and social activities of Sajoks in Jeonju Area according to political situation in the mid- and late seventeenth century. It aims to identify how changes in the central government influenced the local communities and Sajoks, who played influential roles in these local communities. It also attempts to confirm that Sajoks in this area were actively involved in political and social activities at that time as well as early in the seventeenth century. The initiative in Jeonju Area was on Seo-in in the mid- and late seventeenth century following early in the seventeenth century. While Seo-in included ten influential families such as Jeonju Choi in Jeonju, Nam-in only had four families in the same area. Conflicting ideas concerning Hoonchuk, relatives of royal family who had made contributions to the country, led to the split of Seo-in into Noron and Soron under King Sookjong’s ruling. Most Seo-in Sajoks in Jeonju Area accepted Song Siyeol’s political view and named themselves as Noron. Among Noron Sajoks, especially, drew attention Jeong Sangyoung of the Yeonil Jeong family and Kim Sangryou of the Dogang Kim family, who were learning under Song Siyeol. Kim Sangryou, died in prison while imprisoned for advocating his teacher. Noticeable and representative figures among Soron, were Lee Sangjin of the Jeoneui Lee family and Song Myoungyeon of the Yeosan Song family. Manam Lee Sangjin was appointed to Wooeuijeong (right seat of the king, the role of Prime Minister in modern world), which was the highest place that officials from Jeonju had ever been positioned. He supported Youn Jeung’s political stance as Soron. On the other hand, Seo-in Sajoks like Choi Seorim of the Jinju Choi family and Song Jeonggi of the Yeosan Song family were not divided into Soron or Noron, took moderate political stance and fostered many followers by devoting themselves only to pursuit of study. Nam-in Sajoks, meanwhile, including Song Sangju of the InEui Song family, Goo Chiyoung of the Neungseong Goo family, and Gook Ham of the Damyang Gook family were based in Jeonju and Gosan respectively. Song Sangju, especially, played in a leading role in raising Huibin Jang to the throne of the queen by petitioning the emperor in China under the circumstance of Hwangook under King Sookjong’s ruling. This drove him into a corner as a ‘MyoungEuiJoiIn’ but he acted as a representative of Namin in Jeonju Area in the late seventeenth century.