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This thesis aims at explicating the structure of social status during the early Chosun period. Sajok is the most important subject in explaining the social status of Chosun period. It is not a simple job, however, to make clear the Sajok's boundary. Thus, any attempts to explain the social status of early Chosun were not successfully done. The main purpose of this thesis is to make clear the boundary of Sajok. Hyungwan means the important bureaucrat. Many scholars maintain that this term is indispensable in explaining the social status of early Chosun. But there has been no clear way to approach Hyungwan. So I attempt to make clear the meaning of Hyungwan first, and then try to explain the relations between Hyungwan and Sajok. The results are: 1. Hyungwan refers to those whose level are above sixth grade of Mungwan(文官) and fourth grade of Mugwan(武官), and the core of whom serve as the bureaucrat of Ijo(吏曹), Byungjo(兵曹), Samsa(三司). 2. Those who belong to special status groups could not be called as Hyungwan. Bereaucrats out of merchants, craftsmen, slaves classes could not become Hyungwan. They were called Jungin(中人). 3. Hyungwan had special privileged advantages in many areas such as taking government examinations for entering school, for becoming bureaucrat, and for being judged. These privileges were extended to their son and grandson. 4. Hyungwan is closely related to Sajok, whose boundary is defined by Hyungwan. Those who have Hyungwan during four generations[Sajo(四祖)] were called Sajok. 5. The above results reveal us that Sajok could gain social and political power by becoming Hyungwan, and in this way they could obtain the ruling status in Chosun period.
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Hyun’gwan(顯官), Sajok(士族), Sajo(四祖), Jungin(中人), Mun’gwan(文官)
