Documents of the Buan Kim Clan

These 80 documents, written in the 16th century, have been kept by the Buan Kim Clan. They include royal edicts and certificates of meritorious subjects, various petitions submitted to the government, records of property inheritance, and proofs of land or servant trade. Included in the documents are those issued to Kim Seok-pil, who was a civil official during the reigns of King Yeonsangun (r. 1494-1506) and King Jungjong (r. 1506-1544), and Kim Hong-won (1571-1645), who raised a civilian army in the Byeonsan area during the Japanese invasion of 1597.

Source: Korea Heritage Service signboard ↗ · collected 2026-10-08