조선 왕조는 개창 후 일읍 일교(一邑一校)의 원칙에 따라 수령이 파견된 지역에 교육기관인 향교를 설립하였다.
After the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, Hyanggyo, an educational institution, was established in the area to which the leader was dispatched according to the principle of one school for one eup.