임진왜란 전후 상주 사족의 향촌지배체제 구축-붕괴-복구과정에 관한 연구

Abstract

This paper examines the establishment, maintenance, and restoration of the Hyangchon governance system of the Sajok(士族) of the Sangju(尙州) region around the Imjin War. Before the war, the Sajok of the Sangju region organized Hyangan(鄕案) and formed Donggye(洞契), which strengthened the unity of the Sajok. Economically, the Sa jok, which maintained the status of small and medium-sized landlords, established a Hyangchon governance system and stabilized the Hyangchon society by controlling Hyangri(鄕吏) and the people. In particular, the Sajok, who participated in the Hyangan, further solidified the Sajok controlled system through blood ties. Due to the war, the farmland was devastated, and the rural community was in trouble, with farmers transforming into Japanese troops or territorial enemies. Accordingly, the Sajoks organized Uijin(義鎭) to counter the Japanese enemy and continued their role in Hyangchon despite the fact that they were in the middle of the war. In the Sangju region, Changuigun and Chungbogun were formed first, and after that, Uijins formed a coalition to organize the Sanguijin, and actively carried out volunteer army activities. After the war, the Sangju local Sajok restored the Hyangchon society based on the solidarity with the Sajok and the lower classes strengthened through volunteer army activities. Through the restoration and maintenance of the existing Hyangsadang(鄕射堂), Hyangan, and Donggye, the local families in Sangju restored the Hyangchon governance system to its pre-war state.