Jijegyo

Jijegyo (Korean: 지제교; Hanja: 知製敎) was the title of a government position during Korea's Joseon period. Jijegyo basically works on behalf of king's edict, degree or command. Its initial beginning was Goryeo when the title was Jijego (지제고, 知制誥). Goryeo's successor Joseon designated two organs of personnel; officers of the Seungjeongwon and Saganwon for Inner Jijegyo and other ten subjects elected called as outer Jijegyo.

Sejong the Great later permitted bachelors of Jiphyeonjeon to take hold of outer jijegyo altogether with their original duty, whereas in 1430, he again transformed the guideline, which allowed bachelors to be inner jijegyo, with personnel of outer jijegyo being elected as the same way as before.

Since Jinhyeojeon had gone through innovative doctrine with establishment of Hongmungwan, the personnel of Hongmungwan came to hold 13 seats of jijegyo simultaneously, whereas another officers were elected in a separate division. By late 18th century, the meaning of inner jijegyo became shifted, in that the term indicated the case that one holds not only a position of Hongmungwan but also takes jijegyo, concurrently.

See also

• Joseon dynasty
• Jeong Do-jeon
• Joseon Dynasty politics

References

• Portals of Korean Archive Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 2012-02-13
• Jijegyo
• The Academy of Korean Studies - Search list Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Document of edicts and Jijegyo Museum directory

External links

• Edicts Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine National heritage archive of Korea
• Appointment as jijegyo