1855년(철종 6) 徽慶園의 遷園과 그 성격

Abstract

Hwigyeong-weon(徽慶園), the subject of this article, is a royal tomb that houses the remains of Subin Park[綏嬪朴氏], who was the royal concubine of King Jeongjo, and the biological mother of his successor, King Sunjo. The tomb itself is worth examining, as despite being the tomb of not a queen but a royal concubine, it was in fact moved not one but two times. The reason for the first relocation(“Cheon’weon, 遷園”), which took place in 1855, was no other than some backbiting circulating outside the palace. It was reported that there were rumors of people not exactly welcoming or fond of the tomb’s current position. Discussion ensued, and once it was decided to move the tomb, the Anak-hyeon area was chosen for its new location, but the location was again changed to the right side[右岡] of another royal facility, Sun’gang-weon(順康園). As a result, Subin Park’s tomb was removed from its original home place in the Yangju(楊州) Baebong-jin(拜峯鎭) area, and relocated to a new place. So we can see that Hwigyeong-weon had to move, and there were factors that played into its repeated relocation, but what was the real reason? It was indeed the matter’s relevance with regard to another issue, which was the legitimacy of King Cheoljong’s own throne. Cheoljong succeeded former King Heonjong, but his position as the designated son of the late King Sunjo and Queen Sun’weon was essentially an awkward one. In Joseon, decorating a royal mausoleum or tomb was an issue that was not unrelated to the matter of straightening out the genealogical relations between royal family members, and the relocation of Hwigyeong-weon also seems to have served that purpose.