[KS] seok

[Sunjoo Kim]

Dear Dr. Cwiertka and list members,

I could not read the most recent posting by Dr. Cwiertka, but I like to 
share what I've so far figured out. My main area of study is late Choson 
period, for which problems involving measures and weights are greater 
because the official standards had changed over time and regional 
differences were great. It will be great if you can correct me if I am wrong 
in any of following figures.


Weights and Measures

1 chu-ch’ók = 20.795 cm
1 po = 6 chu-ch’ók = 1.25 m
1 chang = 10 chu-ch’ók = 2.08 m
1 ri = 360 po = 2,160 chu-ch’ók = 449.17 m

1 sóm (sOk/seok) = 15 or 20 mal = one picul of grain by volume = 89.464 or 
119.285 liter
1 mal = 10 toe = 5.96 liter
1 toe = 10 hop = 0.596 liter

Source: Pak Húngsu, “Toryanghyóng chedo” [Weights and measures], in 
Han’guksa [History of Korea] v. 24, (Seoul: Kuksa p’yónch’an wiwónhoe, 
1994), pp. 599-625; “Toryangyýong” [Weights and measaures], On-line 
EncyKorea http://www.encykorea.com





Sun Joo Kim
Assistant Professor of Korean History
EALC, Harvard University
2 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617)495-7539
Fax: 617)496-6040
e-mail: sjkim at fas.harvard.edu




>From: "Cwiertka, K.J." <K.J.Cwiertka at let.leidenuniv.nl>
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>Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:27:17 +0200
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>Thanks so much for all the help and advice concerning seok!
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