鄭夢周의 諡號 ‘文忠’에 대하여

Abstract

This article aims at finding the meaning and status of ‘Munchung’ that is Jeong mong-ju’s posthumous epithet. A posthumous epithet was established in a sense of a national estimation of a dead. As we supposed that it was established since Zhou Dynasty, Sejong the Great established first Article 301 for a posthumous epithet based on <Zu Gong Sibub (周公諡法)>, 「Ui Rye GyeongjeonTonghae (Ritual scriptures Tonghae 儀禮經傳通解)」 that Chu-hsi’s Li Ideology compiled based on it, and 「Mun Heon Tong go(Literature notification 文獻通考) 」. This paper found that there was the preface of it on 「the Annals of Sejong the Great」. In addition, this study analyzed 「Sibub Tongpyeon (諡法通編)」 that Lee sun published in 1668. This article studied the contents in the explanation of a posthumous epithet of ‘Mun (writing)’ and ‘Chung (fidelity) on it, and found 12 and 7 respectively. During the Joseon Dynasty, the Article of a posthumous epithet was controled by a King historically in King Tae Jo period, but it complied with settled regal in King Seong Jong period, it went to the length of suiting themselves a letter of a posthumous epithet which they preferred because it was controlled by the nobleman’s request since king Jung Jong period, so then this article defined that the most respected letters were ‘Mun’ and ‘Chung’. In the case of ‘Chung’ related with the status of the explanation of a posthumous epithet, we have not found the example of it, but we found that they tended to think ‘Mun’ has different level, which it has in order of moral and well-informed (Dodeok bakmun道德博聞), their lessons with diligence and a liking for asking (Hakgeun homun學勤好問) and mercy and cherishing people (Jahye aemin 慈惠愛民). Jeong mong-ju was a person who was a faithful subject of Goryeo Dynasty and opposed the establishment of Joseon Dynasty, however, Tae Jong presented him as a symbol of loyalty and gave a posthumous name as ‘Munchung’, after, Jo jun, Gwon geun and Ha yun were given the same posthumous name, as seeing the Ha yun’s posthumous name of them was ‘moral and well-informed (Dodeok bakmun道德博聞)’ and ‘to respect the elders in critical condition(Wigan bongsang危身捧上)’, we could suppose that Jung mong-ju’s posthumous name may be the same as it.