원간섭기 도평의사사 설치와 제한적 운영의 배경 = The Establishment of the Dopyeonguisasa and the Background of Its Limited Function during the Period of Control by the Yuan Dynasty

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

King Chungnyeol reorganized the Dobyeongmasa into the Dopyeonguisasa in the fifth year of his reign. This reform aimed to institutionalize the Dobyeongmasa, which had previously drafted statutory laws to implement directives issued by the Yuan dynasty, and to prepare for the economic disruption expected from Goryeo’s participation in the second invasion of Japan, which had been decided in the fourth year of his reign. At the same time, it inherited the administrative functions of the Dobyeongmasa, which had supervised governmental systems between the central and local authorities. As a result, the Dopyeonguisasa became an institution that deliberated major national issues—including financial affairs —formulated regulations suitable to contemporary conditions, and presided over the administrative structure by issuing and receiving official documents with both central and local government offices.
However, the functions of the Dopyeonguisasa were often restricted. Although all official documents were required to be issued through the Dopyeonguisasa, arbitrary royal orders [內旨] that bypassed this institution were frequently issued during periods when the king’s politics of favorites intensified. Such favoritism did not stem merely from the king’s personal tendencies; rather, it can be understood as a side effect of introducing Yuan institutional practices that were incompatible with the traditional Goryeo order. By assigning political authority to individuals rather than to official posts, favoritism clashed with Goryeo’s bureaucratic and administrative structures. Consequently, until the reign of King Gongmin—when governance through royal favorites became particularly pronounced—the Dopyeonguisasa was compelled to remain in a considerably limited role.