The Formation of 'Taknam(濁南)' and a personal exchange in the King Sukjong of Joseon Dynasty

Abstract

This paper began to be reviewed with suspicion of the political separation of the 'Keunki-namin(近畿南人)' of King Sukjong of the Joseon Dynasty. At that time, I distrusted the results of the existing research that it was divided into 'Cheongnam(淸南)' and 'Taknam(濁南)', and reviewed it based on the data at that time. As a result, it was confirmed that the 'Keunki-namin' at the time were not divided and were blood-related, academic, and politically intimate. This began with the separation of those who had become political sinners within the 'Keunki-namin' in order for their descendants to survive politically. As a result, those who could not recover politically at the time were named 'Taknam' and other 'Keunki-namin' survived as 'Cheongnam' and were able to engage in political activities afterwards. Of course, their confrontation and division remain to be examined more closely, such as policy issues and political trends at the time. Nevertheless, I think this paper is meaningful because it emphasized that their differentiation was not confirmed based on their personal relationship patterns at the time.