Primary Source Documents for Korean Studies
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Introduction
This page lists various Korean Studies primary source documents in translation, with a focus on historical documents from the Joseon Dynasty. The documents are categorized into four sections: Royal Documents, Literati Writings, Social Life and Economic Strategies, and Community-Building in Local Society. Clicking on the individual texts will lead to a page which includes the the primary source document in both its translation and original form, discussion questions, further readings, and images of the original documents. By clicking on a key concept, you will be taken to a page which lists all the currently available primary source documents related to that key concept.
1. Royal Documents
| Title | Key Concepts | Year/Period | Document Type | Translator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decree Appointing Yi Sunsin to Concurrently Hold the Position of Naval Commander of the Three Provinces of Ch'ungch'ŏng, Chŏlla, and Kyŏngsang
(敎 兼忠淸全羅慶尙等三道水軍統制使 李舜臣書) |
|
1597 | Decree | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
| 2 | Instructions for the Secret Tally
(密符諭書) |
|
? | Instruction | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
| 3 | Letter of Instruction Appointing Yi Tammyŏng as Provincial Governor of Kyŏngsang Province, Concurrently Army and Navy Commander, Border Inspector and Magistrate of T’aegu
(敎慶尙道觀察使 兼兵馬水軍節度使 巡察使 大丘府使 李聃命 書) |
|
? | Letter | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
2. Literati Writings
| Title | Key Concepts | Year/Period | Document Type | Translator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resignation of Cho Sik in the Eulmyo Year
(丹城縣監辭職疏) |
|
1555 | Resignation | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
| 2 | On Physiognomy
(相論) |
|
? | Essay | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
| 3 | An Essay on Bold People
(豪民論) |
|
? | Essay | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
3. Social Life and Economic Strategies
| Title | Key Concepts | Year/Period | Document Type | Translator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Record of the Property Distribution among Brothers from March 11th, 1601
(萬曆二十九年二月初七日同生和會文記) |
|
1601 | Record | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
| 2 | Record of the Property Distribution among Brothers from 1621
(天啓元年四月十九日, 同生和會文記) |
|
1621 | Record | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
| 3 | Property Distribution Record from the Meeting of the Hach'an-siblings
(河鑽娚妹和會文記) |
|
1757 | Record | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
| 4 | Certificate of Manumission for the House Slave |
|
? | Record | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
4. Community-Building in Local Society
| Title | Key Concepts | Year/Period | Document Type | Translator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Declaration of Prohibitions from Yangjwa Village
(良佐洞 洞案) |
|
1609 | Declaration | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
| 2 | Village Compact from Tunya, 3rd Village
(里中契立議 辛卯) |
|
18th Century(?) | Compact | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
| 3 | Worried about a Disaster, Old Woman Offers (Her Granddaughter) as Concubine
(老媼慮患納小室) |
|
? | Story | Participants of 2016 Jangseogak Hanmun Workshop Program |
