고려 대몽항쟁기 分司南海大藏都監의 운영체계와 설치 배경

Examined in this study is how the Division of the Grand Sutra Publication office(分司大藏都監) established and operated in the Namhae(南海) area during Goryeo"s defense against the Mongolians was related to the local publication practices overseen by the Gye’su-gwan(界首官) regional authorities, as well as to the Goryeo government’s defensive strategy of establishing new defense posts on distant islands(Hae’do Ipbo/海島入保). In Goryeo, whenever an individual would request for a book to be published, it had to be granted and authorized by the king himself in order for it to be processed by the local Gye’su-gwan authorities. The division office at Namhae was under the jurisdiction of Jinju-mok(晉州牧) authorities. There are some cases in which the Anchal-sa(按察使) magistrates intervened in the affairs of the division office, but they do not seem to have been the authorities in charge. Creation of drafts for carving as well as management of human resources were all handled by the Main office for the Grand Sutra publication(大藏都監) located on the Gang’hwa(江華) island. The Division office(分司都監) was only in charge of the carving process, yet was created as an official function of the state nonetheless, and Jeong An(鄭晏)’s support and donation was in response to that function. The reason the division office was established not in the realm of Jinju-mok but at the NamHhe area was because it had to serve another purpose, which was national defense. Being stationed there had another merit as well, as the place served as an sanctuary for the entire process to unfold. Considering all this, it is hard to believe that other division offices would have been established in several other areas as well, or that all of the tablets were created at Namhae. The division office was only established in Namhae.