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Footsteps
Chilgung:
Tracesofthe
SevenRoyal
Concubines
ByNaGeum-chae
EditorofTheory&CritiqueSection
A
mong the 27 kings of the Joseon Dynasty, how many kings did not have concubines?
Except for the 13th king, Myeongjong, and 18th king, Hyeonjong, it is recorded that
all kings had one or more concubines. The concubine was a formal position, which had
a specific hierarchy, but was subject to many restrictions. Because of the unequal relationship
between the queen and the concubine, the position was limited so as to be beneath that of the
king’swife.Forexample,theconcubineswerenotallowedtoputtheirnamesontheroyalshrine,
Jongmyo, where the king and queen’s memorial tablets are enshrined. There is, however, a royal
shrine for the seven concubines who were excluded from the royal family. This shrine is called
Chilgung.TomarkParents’DayinMay,TheArgusvisitedChilgungandlookeddeeperintothe
conceptof“Hyo,”filialpiety,aswellasthelivesoftheroyalconcubinesfromthisera.
WhatisChilgung?
Chilgung is a royal shrine dedicated to the seven concubines who gave birth to some of the
kingsoftheJoseonDynasty.ItislocatedinGungjeong-dong,Jongno-gu,Seoul.Originally,each
oftheshrineswasplacedallovertheSeoul-metropolitanarea.However,afterKingYeongjo,the
21stkingoftheJoseonDynasty,builtashrinecalledYuksang-gungforhismother,thememorial
tablets of the other concubines were moved to Yuksang-gung and became Chilgung. Yeong-bin
YiandSu-binParkareenshrinedtogetherinonebuilding,inadditiontoSuk-binChoiandJeong-
binYi.Thus,Chilgungismadeupoffiveshrinesintotal.
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Chilgung:
Tracesofthe
SevenRoyal
Concubines
ByNaGeum-chae
EditorofTheory&CritiqueSection
A
mong the 27 kings of the Joseon Dynasty, how many kings did not have concubines?
Except for the 13th king, Myeongjong, and 18th king, Hyeonjong, it is recorded that
all kings had one or more concubines. The concubine was a formal position, which had
a specific hierarchy, but was subject to many restrictions. Because of the unequal relationship
between the queen and the concubine, the position was limited so as to be beneath that of the
king’swife.Forexample,theconcubineswerenotallowedtoputtheirnamesontheroyalshrine,
Jongmyo, where the king and queen’s memorial tablets are enshrined. There is, however, a royal
shrine for the seven concubines who were excluded from the royal family. This shrine is called
Chilgung.TomarkParents’DayinMay,TheArgusvisitedChilgungandlookeddeeperintothe
conceptof“Hyo,”filialpiety,aswellasthelivesoftheroyalconcubinesfromthisera.
WhatisChilgung?
Chilgung is a royal shrine dedicated to the seven concubines who gave birth to some of the
kingsoftheJoseonDynasty.ItislocatedinGungjeong-dong,Jongno-gu,Seoul.Originally,each
oftheshrineswasplacedallovertheSeoul-metropolitanarea.However,afterKingYeongjo,the
21stkingoftheJoseonDynasty,builtashrinecalledYuksang-gungforhismother,thememorial
tablets of the other concubines were moved to Yuksang-gung and became Chilgung. Yeong-bin
YiandSu-binParkareenshrinedtogetherinonebuilding,inadditiontoSuk-binChoiandJeong-
binYi.Thus,Chilgungismadeupoffiveshrinesintotal.
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