16세기 예안현 사족층의 성장과 향촌 사회의 재편

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15-16세기 예안현 사족층의 성장과 향촌 사회의 재편

In this study the maturation of the Sajok(scholar-influentials) of the Kydngsang-do province Yean-hyeon region will be examined, in terms of the inner structure of the local societies, and the taxation process inside those communities. Up until the 16th century, there had been a n ongoing incoming of population to the Yean-hyeon region, and these newcomers established new settlements upon the outskirt of the original residences. Later the original residences and the nearby new settlements together formed a local society, based on their sharing the same heritage and being descendants of the original residents. In earlier stages the scholar-influentials started to accumulate land around their own settlements, and continued to expand. Yet they did not infringe upon other scholar-influentials' perennial territory, because others were also accumulating land in the same manner. As the perennial territories of independent Houses were being established, the lands were also being divided into individualized sections. After establishing their own land, the scholar-influentials started to recruit workforce from Nobi workers and ordinary civilians, and huge farms began to be established. They became independent taxation units, and such perennial territories armed with newly established farms came to serve as new components for the organization efforts of My6n and Ri local units. Based on these changes, the Sajok scholar-influentials have started to actively interfere in the taxation procedures of local units since the mid-16th century, marking their own transformation from mere individualfarm owners into active participants in the local tax administration.