More Than Wills : Property Distribution Documents of the Joseon Dynasty

Introduction
I. Property Distribution: Principles and Ideals
1. Documents of Property Distribution: Origin and Classification
2. Different Forms of Property Distribution
3. Notarization of Distributed Property
II. Inheritance Practices of the Royal Family
III. Property Distribution in Early Joseon-The Era of Gender Equality
1. Property Management in Early Joseon
2. Emergence of Ancestral Service Responsibilities
3. Significance of Equal Distribution Practices in Early Joseon
IV. Property Distribution in Late Joseon-Family Rules that Turned Joseon into a Patriarchal Society
1. Increase in Ancestral Service Reserve
2. Rise of Special Treatment towards the Head Families
V. Various Different Types of Special Bequeathal
1. Special Bequeathals in Celebration of Weddings
2. Special Bequeathals in Celebration of Passing of Civil Service Examination
3. Special Bequeathal in Praise of Filial Piety
4. Special Bequeathal as Expression of Love
VI. Women in the Property Distribution
1. Bequeathals Led by Women
2. Bequeathals in Consideration of the Socially Disadvantaged
VII. Property Distribution Among Commoners and Slaves
Appendix
List of Plates