The scientific perception of ‘Border encroachment’ by officials of the Sugok faction of the Jeonju Ryu clan in Andong from the 17th to the 19th centuries

The natural environment and social conditions of the northwest region have a large or small impact on forming the living environment and customs of local residents. The people who were a subjugated class, had to find their own way of living. The most representative example of this was ‘Border encroachment’. For the officials of the Sugok faction of the Andong Jeonju Ryu clan, who were the ruling class, their perception of the ‘Border encroachment’ by the people of the northwest region showed a conflict between pity, sympathy, and principles. In addition, through the expression ‘evil people’, the people who lived their lives in response to the Joseon government, which had to serve a large country due to political pressure from the Qing Dynasty, which was a great country, and the people of the noble family who recognized this, and the world's contact point are crossing. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, the perception of the people and the officials about the ‘Border encroachment’ of the northwest region contributed to a certain extent in understanding regional culture. The Andong Jeonju Ryu clan's Sugok faction's written literature about the northwest region has significant implications in that they have been interested in the northern region for generations and have left records of the region's natural environment and the lifestyles of local people. In particular, it advocates documentary literature and realist literature in that it unconditionally reveals the hardships of border area residents called ‘Border encroachment’. Today, a complete understanding of historical materials is essential, and for this purpose, the messages sent by Jeonju Ryu clan officials can be a good clue.