朝鮮時代 宦官 金處善의 活動

Abstract

Kim Chu-seon was the eunuch from Kin Sejong to Eunsangun in Chosun Dynasty. We can find it difficult to examine a eunuch’s personal activities rather than those of official. In case of the eunuch’s life, there is no any trace in pedigree and no collection of works and anthology. Kim was seemed to be engaged in the royal court as the eunuch during King Sejong. It has been learned that Kim had been released from the banishment before and after the Suyangdaegun’s Kyeyujungran, and soon was exiled. But their connection was not confirmed. Kim came into play as the close to the King Sejo, and was punished by a few mistake in works. But Kim was promoted to the high official in the Department of Eunuch during the King Seongjong. After death of King Seongjong Kim organized the eunuchs to keep the King’s tomb and got the official rank as Jahyundaebu, the senior grade of the second. But after the Gapjasahwa, Yunsangun tyrannized the politics, and the eunuchs like other officials had the loyal remonstrance. Eunuch Kim Sun-son was killed by the remonstrance, and Kim’s family was adopted in the guilty-by-association system. Eunuch Kim Kyu-gyung was killed in cruelat that time. Kim Chu-seon recognised all of these eunuches’ poor situations but Kim also pleaded with the Eunsangun from his motive. Kim was also punished and kim’s family was adopted in the involvement system. In recent, there is debate that Kim was restored during King Jungjong but granting Kim a official position was during King Yungjo. As the result, Kim was adopted into the eunuch Kim and could be succeeded to Kim’s family as Eunuch.