There are still traces of patriarchy in Korea, but the Joseon Dynasty’s inheritance law and customs had the idea of equality. Women received equal division of inheritance under a custom that existed from the start of the Joseon Dynasty and during the Goryeo Dynasty. Being permitted to own property, women not only were entitled to inherit on equal terms, but they could also bequeath property to their parent’s side of the family in cases where there was no direct inheritor. Women's ability to dispose of and their right to own property was respected. However, in the wake of rapid social upheaval after the 17th century, women suffered economic disadvantage, and the practice of equal division of inheritance weakened. However, the equal division of inheritance, stipulated in law such as in the Gyeonggukdaejeon (Great Code of National Governance), was not abolished until the end of the Joseon Dynasty. Amid the socioeconomic crisis, women have become the target of deprivation of rights, it would be meaningful to examine inheritance law during the Joseon Dynasty and its implications.