Jijegyo

Jijegyo was the title of a government position during Korea's Joseon period. Jijegyo basically works on behalf of king's edict, degree or command. Its initial beginning was Goryeo when the title was Jijego (지제고, 知制誥). Goryeo's successor Joseon designated two organs of personnel; officers of the Seungjeongwon and Saganwon for Inner Jijegyo and other ten subjects elected called as outer Jijegyo.

Sejong the Great later permitted bachelors of Jiphyeonjeon to take hold of outer jijegyo altogether with their original duty, whereas in 1430, he again transformed the guideline, which allowed bachelors to be inner jijegyo, with personnel of outer jijegyo being elected as the same way as before.

Since Jinhyeojeon had gone through innovative doctrine with establishment of Hongmungwan, the personnel of Hongmungwan came to hold 13 seats of jijegyo simultaneously, whereas another officers were elected in a separate division. By late 18th century, the meaning of inner jijegyo became shifted, in that the term indicated the case that one holds not only a position of Hongmungwan but also takes jijegyo, concurrently.