국담 박수춘의 교유망과 후대의 현창사업

Abstract

Gukdam Park, Su-chun was from a representative noble family of Milyang in the 17th century. During his lifetime, he experienced major events such as the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 and the Manchu Invasion of Korea in 1636, and reorganized the local village in disarray through the implementation of hyangyak(鄕約) and reorganization of hyanggan(鄕案). He studied under Son, Ki-yang, a native of his town, and after the Japanese invasion of Korea ended, he studied under Hangang, Jeong, Gu. After the war, he moved to Punggak-hyeon, a subdistrict of Milyang-bu, where he built Gukdamheon and continued to socialize with nearby noble families as a member of the Hangang school. His social relations are mainly with the Hangang School along the Nakdong River coastal area, but a number of people from the area on the left side of the river with whom he formed ties during the war can also be identified. Also noteworthy is his association with Yoon, Soon-ji brothers of the Haepyeong Yoon clan who had came down to Yeongnam during the Manchu Invasion of Korea. Afterwards, he lived at Gukdamheon and passed on the studies he learned from Son, Ki-yang and Jeong, Gu to the next generation’s students in Milyang area. When Park, Su-chun passed away in 1652, the Confucian scholars in Milyang tried to commemorate him by establishing a shrine and promoting filial piety. First, they wanted to build a shrine in Punggak-hyeon, where Park, Su-chun had lived. However, due to the reorganization of administrative districts in 1685, Punggak-hyeon was changed to Daegu-bu, so the descendants of Park, Su-chun took the lead inevitably. Therefore, the Confucian scholars in Milyang focused on promoting filial piety, but this also did not succeed in the end. The establishment of a shrine and promotion of filial piety by the Confucian scholars in Milyang were intended to commemorate Park, Su-chun, but it also seems to have been reflected in their efforts to unite and gain the upper hand in local authority amid the division of noble families in the village at the time.