During the 16th century, family became more important than in the past. With the rise of the Neo-Confucian literati, one¡¯s lineage became one of the most important factors of one¡¯s life. At this time, the yangban society consisted of a few powerful families. One¡¯s connection with these families determined one¡¯s position in society. The delineation of an individual¡¯s relationship with others in his lineage could be found in the clan genealogy (chokpo). ¡°Thus, the widespread compilation and publication of clan genealogies from around the beginning of the seventeenth century was due not only to the desire to demonstrate one¡¯s privileged standing as a yangban, but also to the fact that it made explicit one¡¯s connections with respected or powerful figures in the same lineage.¡± Just as knowledge of lineage relationships was important, so was the performance of family r

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