Election and education Gungnyeo
gyechuk ilgi, diary of 1613
the appointment of gungnyeo occurred 1 year in ten, there exceptions; method of appointing gungnyeo , social status differed time time, process not systematized. in general, gungnyeo chosen among female slaves belonged governing class rather daughters of sangmin (common people in rank). however, if circumstances allowed, people around king wanted pick gungnyeo commoners children, using custom of marriage in households had daughter on ten years old. result, since king gyeongjong s reign, daughters lower class prohibited appointed gungnyeo. according sokdaejeon (supplement national code), female slaves of each government office chosen become gungnyeo since reign of king yeongjo.
while restriction on class applied common gungnyeo , appointment of in important roles, closely waiting on king , queen, such jimil nain, different. standard choosing jimil nain high sanggung tended go out recruiting candidates through personal connections , family custom. there many gungnyeo in service recommended relatives position. social status of gungnyeo assigned jimil, chimbang (the sewing department), , subang (the embroidery department) came jungin class (literally middle class ); others came commoner s class . common gungnyeo entered palace @ age of twelve thirteen, whereas jimil nain entered there @ age of 4 eight, , nain sewing , embroidery departments began serve court @ 6 thirteen.
such trainee gungnyeo received necessary education become gungnyeo, such learning court language, required daily conducts , behaviors, , writing gungche (palace-style font). gungnyeo left refined calligraphy works written in hangul (the korean alphabet) gungche or gyechuk ilgi (diary of year gyechuk, 1613) , inhyeon wanghujeon (tales of queen inhyeon), of regarded excellent examples of palace literature .
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