They were all court ladies, yet some were addressed as 'Madam,' while others were not even called by their names?

The Joseon royal palace, where women were dragged away at the age of four and had to dedicate 30 years to barely earn the title of 'Sangung.'

From Musuri to Jejo Sanggung, they ate the same food and lived under the same roof, but

a single hairpin or the length of a hair ribbon measured in centimeters was the very definition of rank.

The secret behind how a Jeong 5-Pum Sanggung reigned over a Jeong 1-Pum Jaesang,

the meticulous calculations of Sanggung Kim Gae-si who voluntarily refused the position of royal concubine,

and the miracle of Lady Sukbin Choi, who rose from a Musuri to become the King's mother.

This single video uncovers everything about the hierarchy of Joseon court ladies.

⏱️ Timeline

00:00 Intro

01:26 Musuri, Bangja, and Gaksimi

03:32 Saenggaksi and Gaksi

08:30 Nain

11:56 The Six Steps of a Sanggung

19:33 Gamchal Sanggung and Seungeun Sanggung

27:25 The Last Moments of the Court Ladies

📚 References

Shin Myeong-ho, The Flowers of the Palace, Court Ladies (Sigongsa, 2004)
• Articles on the Inner Court in the Gyeonggukdaejeon
• Annals of the Joseon Dynasty
• Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
• Park Hong-gap, Research Materials on Court Ladies, etc.

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