| Title |
A Study on Stone Chamber Structure of King`s Tombs in the Early Choson Dynasty |
| Keywords |
Stone Chamber ; King's Tomb ; Mound |
| Abstract |
From Corea dynasty, there was a restriction that limited the tomb's area and height of a mound according to a status and it was lasted to Choson dynasty. In ancestrial rites of Choson dynasty, tombs are classified as a royal mausoleum, nursery garden and a grave according to the social position. And a term of national funeral was proceeded in less than one month and that of lasting over two months was rarely. But, in Choson dynasty, it was defined in five months. Also Choson dynasty let the three『DOGAM』which are institutions that have a role of preparing funeral, progressing national funeral and building royal tomb to make the hole national funeral process. Among them, the institution of building royal tomb choose the site that needed at national funeral, build royal tomb's area, carry the stones and woods, let the workers to construct the King's tomb and edit 『山陵都監儀軌』which written the hole process of national funeral after it is done. But, through Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, these books which edited in early Choson dynasty were lost by destruction by fire or plunder by Japanese Army. In result, the understanding and researching of tomb system from Corea dynasty had difficulties cause the absence of the books like『山陵都監儀軌』. |