Old Road Museum: People of Sagundo Station in 1747

The ‘Hyeongjian’ is a ledger compiled separately from the household register during the Joseon Dynasty to manage post station personnel, such as post station officials, post station slaves, and daily guards. The Joseon Dynasty established a separate ledger from the household register to manage these post station personnel, and this is precisely the ‘Hyeongjian.’ Compared to the number of calendars of the Joseon Dynasty and the three-year cycle of their compilation, there are only four extant volumes of Hyeongji-an: Gimcheon-do Hyeongji-an (1738), Songra-do Hyeongji-an (1765), Jayeo-do Hyeongji-an (1804), and Sagun-do Hyeongji-an (1747). Gimcheon-do, Songra-do, and Jayeo-do Hyeongji-an are all located in Japan. “Sagundohyeongjian” is the only post station register in Korea excavated by the Old Road Museum. It is a valuable resource for understanding the population, social structure, and operational status of the post stations at the time, as it records in detail not only the station officials and slaves but also the residents and attendants.

Korean title: 1747년 사근도 역 사람들

Korean author: 옛길박물관

Korean publisher: 민속원

ISBN-13: 9788928511211