15~16세기 사족의 혼인 네트워크와 지속여부 - 시흥 세거 사족 姜碩德-姜希孟 가계를 중심으로 -

Abstract

The change in ownership of Kwankokci官谷池 located in Si Hŭng-si is a good example of the pattern of establishing a foundation for power in the Seoul-Gyeonggi area through marriage in the 15th century. The characters of the Chin Chu Kang’s clan sought to advance to the central politics through the marriage relationship formed by their predecessors. Kang Suntŏk was the son-in-law of I Sukpŏn Lee and inherited the land in Si Hŭng area, and Kang Sŏktŏk was building power in central politics as he became the son-in-law of I Sukpŏn. The marriage network between the adoptive father and the biological father served as many advantages to Kang Hŭimaeng's public life and economic activities. However, Kang Hŭimaeng's descendants were gradually leaving the Siheung area. In some cases, descendants rose to high government positions, but this was not done on the basis prepared by Kang Hee-meng, but on the basis of their respective power. There were only a limited number of people who acquired the right from Kang Hee-maeng's political position as a character in Kang Seok-deok's family. People from the Kang Sŏktŏk-Kang Hŭimaeng family gradually married people from various government positions. On the one hand, as the future progressed, elements other than government offices became factors that formed the marriage network. This pattern of marriage shows that the descendants of Kang Hŭimaeng, scattered to the provinces, have made individual efforts to strengthen their social position. For the elites in the 15th and 16th centuries, the marriage network laid the groundwork for them to move to central politics, but its influence did not last very long.