조선초기 수호군에 대한 연구

Abstract

It has been understood that the Suho-gun was one of the local army branch in the early Joseon Dynasty and served in a similar manner to Suseong-gun defend a specific area or facility. In the 6th year of King Taejo's reign (1397), it was confirmed that Suho-gun was initially organized as a local army branch that protects and manages the royal tomb, and since then, in the Hasamdo area, that performs defense missions has also been identified. Therefore, it can be seen that Suho-gun was a local army branch with a dual characteristic performing different missions under the same name. However, the historical records show the appearance of the Suho-gun guarding agricultural activities in the northern region and simultaneously carrying out defense missions in military facilities, which leads to an assumption that Suho-gun could be referred to as a duty-or function-related local army branch. In Hamgildo and Gyeonggi Province, the Suho-gun had protected the royal tomb local army and had defended major facilities in the Hasamdo area, and the royal tomb Suho-gun was purely responsible for protecting and managing the tomb. As a local army group in the Hasamdo area, the Suho-gun was not organized in Dojeoljesayeong and Jejin, while it was organized in the Gunhyeon area, so major facilities in the area to defend, and major military facilities in the coastal area. The royal tomb Suho-gun were arranged by Yejo and dispacthed to the place by Byeongjo. The actual operation and management were similar to today's alternative service system. The royal tomb Suho-gun was allocated two arcs of land each and had carried out missions in an unit while living in the region. Lately due to the lack of land allocation system soldiers from local conscripts and from other army branches replaced Suho-gun and performed the tomb-guarding duty instead. In era of king Sejong, the Suho-gun that protects the royal tomb was renamed Sureung-gun, and after that, Suho-gun royal tomb was converted to Jabsaek-gun that mobilized in case of emergency. In the case of defense Suho-gun, since there were a small number of Suho-gun, Suho-gun seemed to have been managed together with other local army soldiers. And only the appearance of defense Suho-gun soldiers that regularly served is confirmed in the historical records. There is not much data from the historical records, so it is difficult to confirm the detailed appearance of service. As Suho-gun was later converted into Jeongbyung which means a conscript, they were no longer regarded as a full-time soldier.