Office of the Yi Dynasty

The Office of the Yi Dynasty[1] or called Yiwangjik was an organization to manage every affairs related to the royal House of Yi of Korea during the Japanese occupation. It was established in February 1911 under the direction of the Japanese Government-General of Korea.[2] As the Empire of Korea was relegated to the Yi Dynasty after the annexation of Korea to Japan in 1910, Yiwangjik was descended from "Gungnaebu"(Department of the Royal Household) of the Korean Empire which was in charge of the affairs of the royal family. It is also translated into English as "Yi Royal Household"[3] or "Office of Yi Royal Family"[4] The term, Yiwangjik comprises three words in Korean; Yi means the House of Yi and "wang" means titles and ranks of the royalty by Japanese investiture, and jik refers to government office.[5]

Office of the Yi Dynasty
Japanese name
Kanji李王職
Korean name
Hangul
이왕직
Hanja

The office also governed the affairs related to documenting the House of Yi, so compiled the Annal of Gojong and Sujong.[2] Appointments, rewards, and punishment on officers of Yiwangjik was governed by the Japanese Imperial Household Ministry as well as supervised by the Governor-General of Korea.[5]

See also

References
  1. "History". Kyujanggak. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011.
  2. Jae-un Kang; Suzanne Lee; Sook Pyo Lee (2006). The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Homa & Sekey Books. pp. 218–219. ISBN 1-931907-30-7.
  3. "이왕직(李王職), Iwangjik" (in Korean and English). The Academy of Korean Studies.
  4. Lee Yoon-sang. "The Status of 'Royal-Family of Joseon' and the role of 'Office of Yi Royal-Family' During the Japanese Occupation". Korean Culture (in Korean). Kyujanggak Institute for Korean studies: 315~342.
  5. 이왕직 (李王職) (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea.


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