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Exhibition Name
Record of the Loyalty Pledge Ceremony
- Nationality/Period
Joseon Dynasty
- Materials
Silk Fabric - Silk
- Dimensions
108.0x108.0cm
- Accession Number
Sinsu 10578
- Location
Joseon I
In 1404, King Taejong (r. 1400-1418) held a special ceremony for the loyalists who had helped to found the Joseon Dynasty or who had supported him in the First Strife of Princes (1398) and the Second Strife of Princes (1400). At this symbolic ritual called “Hoemaengje” (會盟祭), the subjects pledged their loyalty to the throne before the heavens. By promoting a strong bond between ruler and subject, the loyalty pledge was intended to bring stability to the king’s rule.