朝鮮王朝實錄에 나타난 妻의 財産상 지위 - 中國 同居共同財産制와의 비교를 중심으로 -

Gender Equality is the one of the most important issue in modern society. This issue is related to the economic basis in human life. In the Early Chosun Period, As women couldn’t fully participate in economic area, the inheritance was a main factor to accumulate their wealth. One of the striking characteristics of the inheritance in the early Chosun period was that the offsprings could have equally received parents’ fortunes regardless of sexual discrimination since the late Korea Dynasty. The tendency of the inheritance in the early Chosun period shows the severe regulation to prohibit the member of the same clan from giving the wealth to other persons of a different clan. It is a piece of good evidence that a husband and wife managed respectively individual fortunes during the lifetime and their respective clan gathered the remained property when they died without sons and daughters. As opposed to this, In the late Chosun period wife’s fortunes was absorbed in husband’s. In order to make it, I based its approach to paleography such as the Annals of the Chosun Dynasty and manuscripts including punjae-gi(分財記, a documentary draft describing each allotment portion of fortunes) as the primary sources and other relevant material as well. One of the characteristics in the inheritance of the Chosun Dynasty is unique tradition developed from the Korea Dynasty. Also it shows many differences when compared with the bequest systems of the neighboring country China. In traditional China the impartial distribution of fortunes was just for sons, but daughters merely received a paucity of dowry when they get married. In fact, donors’ intention naturally was reflected in the distribution of their fortunes, but from time to time the heirs could claim for their ownership through the indictment when donors’ decision was so partial or ignored traditional custom. However, still many cases show that sons and daughter had a choice to address to a district governor a plea after parents died rather than before. From the late of Korea Dynasty to the early of Chosun Dynasty, Wife’s economic power is not weak. Her affection was the one of the major factor of social effect. Especially In the Early Chosun Period, Wife’s Individual Properly played an important role in society.