Kungnaebu () was a government office of

Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

and the

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in charge of affairs related to the royal

House of Yi The House of Yi, also called the Yi dynasty (also transcribed as the Lee dynasty), was the royal family of the Joseon dynasty and later the imperial family of the Korean Empire, descended from the Joseon founder Yi Seong-gye. All of his descendan ...

. In the government organization during the Joseon Dynasty, the division between the state of affairs and royal affairs was not distinctive. It had several subdivisions such as Jonchinbu, and Uibinbu, Donnyeongbu and others, some of which were independently operated or belonged to

Yukjo The Six Ministries of Joseon () were the major executive bodies of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. They included ministries of Personnel (''Ijo''), Taxation (''Hojo''), Li (Confucianism), Rites (''Yejo''), Military, Military Affairs (''Byeongjo''), Pu ...

(Six Ministries of Joseon). The current

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of the Republic of Korea claims descent from the Kungnaebu. Jongchinbu preserved the

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and portraits of the line of kings, managed costume of the king and queen, and dealt with relatives of the kings. Uibinbu took care of dealing with affairs regarding a son-in-law of the king, while Donnyeongbu managed affairs for cultivating mutual friendship among relatives of the king and queen.

Organization

The Kungnaebu supervised the affairs of the King's family. Under Kungnaebu, there were many subordinating organizations. There was one minister, one vice minister, three Juimgwans, two translators, ten Jusas, and 15 special officials.

List of ministers

Prince Imperial Heung Prince Imperial Heung (, 22 August 1845 – 9 September 1912) was a prince of the Joseon dynasty and of the Korean Empire. He was the son of Heungseon Daewongun and the elder brother of Emperor Gojong of Korea. By birth, his original name was Yi ...

(15 July 1894 in Lunar Calendar - 15 May 1895 in Lunar Calendar) # Yun Yong-gu (20 May 1895 in Lunar Calendar - 29 June 1895 in Lunar Calendar) # Yi Gyung-jik (? -?) #

(20 August 1895 in Lunar Calendar - 11 February 1896) # Yi Jae-sun (11 February 1896 - ?) # Min Young-gyu (1 October 1897 - ?) # Yi Jae-sun (11 July 1898 - ?) # Yun Yong-gu (11 October 1898 - 19 October 1898) # Min Byeong-suk (20 October 1898 - 24 November 1898 # Min Young-gu (24 November 1898 - ?) # Yi Jae-sun (21 December 1898 - ?) # Yi Jae-wan (25 June 1899 - ?) # Min Young-so (27 December 1902 - ?) # Yi Jae-wan (? - ?) # Min Byeong-suk # Min Young-cheol # Yi Jae-guk # Yi Geun-sang # Yun Yong-gu # Shim Sang-hun # Yi Jae-guk # Park Yung-hyo # Yi Yun-yong # Min Byeong-suk

References

* {{Empire of Korea Government agencies of Joseon Korean Empire House of Yi

Organization

List of ministers

See also

References