| Title |
Construction of Sin-Seonwonjeon Shrine and Transformation of Deoksoogung and Changdeokgung Palaces' Area During King Kojong's Funeral |
| Authors |
Chang, Pil-Gu ; JeonBong-Hee |
| Keywords |
Sin-Seonwonjeon ; Kojong's funeral ; Changdeokgung ; Deoksoogung ; palace area |
| Abstract |
After king Kojong's death on 21 Jan 1919, Hyodeokjeon, his ritual shrine in Deoksoogung, was moved to Changdeokgung, and Kojong's portrait was enshrined into Sin-Seonwonjeon with other 10 portraits of former kings. Moreover, these two events are closely related to the changes of Palace areas of Deoksoogung and Changdeokgung. As funeral facilities in Deoksoogung were emptied and destructed and Kojong's daughter and concubines left the palace, these areas were divided and the ownership of the land was scattered afterward. On the other hand, Sin-Seonwonjeon and Euihyojeon, moved from Deoksoogung, were reconstructed in the former military base, which was newly added to the Changdeokgung area at that time. And new king Soonjong's daily schedule was focused only on the funeral of Hyodeokjeon, the ritual shrine of his father Kojong, which was moved to Changdeokgung. Most important thing is that those occasions were held during the king Kojong's funeral. This notion differs from former researches in which Deoksoogung had been disposed gradually after Kojong's death. Then, Changdeokgung came to the sole living place for Joseon royal family, and King Soonjong's role was confined to performing traditional ancestral rites. |