韓國 行政區域의 『縣』에 關한 硏究 : 歷史地理學的 考察 By method of Historical Geography = A Study of 「Hyun」 on Admimistrative Districts of Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

1. "Hyun" have been a unit name of administrative district since establishment of "Hansagun" in Korea.
"Boo" "Gun" and "Hyun", which were subordinated to "Do", had coordinative relationship each other.
But "Hyun" was the lower hierarchy than "Boo""Gun" in the sense of the magistval-ship.
2. There were a lot of changes in the upgrading and downgrading. the establishment and abandenment, and the subordination and coalition of "Hyun".
The reason is not due to the change of Geographical characteristics but to the change of Social relationship.
3. Even in the same "Hyun", there were two kinds of magistral-ship. And there was hierachical relation between dominative and subordinative "Hyun".
4. "Hyun" was abolished by the local administrative district reform in 1895 A.D. (King Kojong 32) in Korea.
Then the previous "Hyun" area was reorganized to "Gun" or "Myun" area.
But "Hyun" is continuing existence in the neighboring country such as Japan and China.
By the was, As "Hyun" in Japan cooresponds to "Do" in Korea nowadays, the characteristic of "Hyun" is quite different from that of Korea.
5. "Hyun" as the unit name of administrative district has been abolished. But the name of "Hyun" is used as the name of "Gun" or "Myun".

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 序言
• Ⅱ. 縣의 起源
• 1. 漢四郡의 縣
• 2. 三韓時代의 縣
• Ⅲ. 縣의 定立
• 1. 三國時代의 縣
• 2. 新羅 統一時代의 縣
• Ⅳ. 高麗時代의 縣
• Ⅴ. 朝鮮時代의 縣
• Ⅵ. 結言