원의 공녀 요구와 정치⋅사회적 변화

Abstract

As the demand for Gongnyeo(women as tributes) began in earnest during the interference period, the female position within the ruling class faced a threat of lowering. However, it is difficult to say that the status of women who went to Gongnyeo or Goryeo women during the original interference period has been weakened collectively. This is because there are cases where women who have risen to the status of empress have risen to a position where they can exert great influence. In some cases, daughters were sacrificed for the benefit of themselves and their families, but there are various aspects to avoid the Goryeo Dynasty's transfer of Gongnyeo. Examples include avoiding, obtaining a preface, or discussing polygamy. Among the Gongnyeo who went to the Yuan, the figures related to Dokrohwa were Empress Dalmasili and Empress Baekanholdok. These were the daughters of a prestigious family in Goryeo, the Empress of Woninjong. On the other hand, Empress Ki's family was not the representative Goryeo royal family, nor was it a politically or socially influential family. Empress Ki's family and relatives believed in Empress Ki's power and showed arrogance and tyranny. In order to maintain the power of herself, a former Gongnyeo, and the crown prince, she directly manages and uses the Gongnyeo to establish his political position. Eventually, the three empresses who went from Goryeo to Yuan were transferred to the highest rank as Gongnyeo, but their attempts to use them politically resulted in different results. In addition, the rise in their status resulted in more recruitment of Gongnyeos, and changes in the marriage system to avoid this became the starting point for changes in women's status and social changes in the late Goryeo Dynasty.