고려시대 驛 분포의 지역별 불균등성

초록

Regional distribution difference was one of main distinctive features of Koryŏ postal station network. There was meaningful difference of postal station distribution between higher local administrative units such as five provinces or two border regions in the Koryŏ era, and moreover regional difference of postal station density was found in proportion to importance of each local administrative unit even in a same province. Regional distribution difference of postal stations was mostly based on difference of regional importance among various areas since the foundation of Koryŏ dynasty. Especially, postal station distribution density of some regions, such as west coastal area of Yanggwang, Sŏhae and Chŏlla province and Hapchu county of Kyŏngsang province and its sok-hyuns, was remarkably sparse compared with neighboring areas. It tells us that these areas’ regional importance and the level of development were not so high compared with other regions. But regional distribution of postal stations was significantly improved during the late Koryŏ and early Chosŏn era. Eventually it became the late 15th century, and remarkable decrease of a postal station number happened in two border regions, while new establishment of postal station continued in west coastal region where regional distribution density of postal stations was sparse in the Koryŏ era. Therefore, formation of postal station network system in the early Chosŏn era was reorganized in the direction of attaining improvement of regional distribution difference of Koryŏ postal station network system. ∙keywords∙ ․Regional Distribution of Postal Station Network(지역별 驛 분포) ․Reorganization of Local Administrative System(郡縣制의 정비) ․Formation of Postal Station Network System(驛路網의 편성) ․Establishment and Abolition of Postal Station(驛의 신설과 폐지) ․Improvement of Regional Distribution Difference(지역별 불균등성의 해소)

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