Trade of Fish and Private Possession of Weir(魚箭) in the early Chosun Dynasty Park, Pyeong-Sik* This paper studied not merely the Trade of Fish and its expansion in the early Chosun but also the private possession of weir which increased and became rampant again since sixteenth century. Fish had been traded as a commodity all over the country through diverse channels in the early Chosun dynasty. The biggest fish markets of the day were Hanyang(漢陽) and Han river(京江) of its environs. Fish of all country gathered in Hanyang for its sales in the market of Hanyang. While the fish markets around Hanyang were led by the chartered-fish market(魚物廛), traders working at ships and traveling peddlers treated fish in the local areas. Fish trade had expanded since the reign of king Sŏngjong(成宗), especially in the beginning of sixteenth century. It was because Munap(貿納; buying tributes in markets and then paying) became prevalent, with the change of tribute system and the spread of local markets(場市) . The weir policy of the early Chosŏn dynasty which prohibited its private possession was collapsing owing to the legal distribution for the privileged class and for merchants as well as the illegal private possession of weir. There were two reasons to cause these phenomena. One is that the expansion of trade of fish increased the value of weir as assets. The other was the privileged class and merchants who pursued the exclusive profits through trade economy began to invest their money into fish market, besides of lands.

Trade of Fish and Private Possession of Weir(魚箭) in the early Chosun Dynasty Park, Pyeong-Sik* This paper studied not merely the Trade of Fish and its expansion in the early Chosun but also the private possession of weir which increased and became rampant again since sixteenth century. Fish had been traded as a commodity all over the country through diverse channels in the early Chosun dynasty. The biggest fish markets of the day were Hanyang(漢陽) and Han river(京江) of its environs. Fish of all country gathered in Hanyang for its sales in the market of Hanyang. While the fish markets around Hanyang were led by the chartered-fish market(魚物廛), traders working at ships and traveling peddlers treated fish in the local areas. Fish trade had expanded since the reign of king Sŏngjong(成宗), especially in the beginning of sixteenth century. It was because Munap(貿納; buying tributes in markets and then paying) became prevalent, with the change of tribute system and the spread of local markets(場市) . The weir policy of the early Chosŏn dynasty which prohibited its private possession was collapsing owing to the legal distribution for the privileged class and for merchants as well as the illegal private possession of weir. There were two reasons to cause these phenomena. One is that the expansion of trade of fish increased the value of weir as assets. The other was the privileged class and merchants who pursued the exclusive profits through trade economy began to invest their money into fish market, besides of lands.

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Trade of Fish, Chartered-fish Market, Traveling Fish Peddler, Shipping Fish Trader, Local Market, Private Possession of Weir, Distribute of Weir