The Annals of King T\'aejo. Founder of Korea\'s Choson Dynasty - Byonghyon Choi

152 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o month, no one except the members of the Flourishing Righ teousness Royal Guards, not ...

Book I 153 Cho Chun, and Chŏng Tojŏn, requested the king to establish the heir appar- ent.^143 Though they wanted the king to ma ...

154 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o passed away without an heir, and Sin U, the son of the wicked monk Sin Ton, usurped ...

Book I 155 “Yun Ho, director of the State Finance Commission; Yi Mindo, minister of works; Pak P’o, general-in-chief; Cho Yŏnggy ...

156 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o is stabilized and well governed, what would happen to the grand plan Your Majesty ha ...

Book I 157 and the Bureau of State Records (Sagwan),^150 as well as the Righteousness Flourishing Royal Guards, escorted him, an ...

158 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o * Sungin’s family seat is Sŏngju, his courtesy name Chaan, his pen name Toŭn, and ...

Book I 159 the district of Taegu,^162 and Sungin was among them. However, he was called back to the royal court as assistant mas ...

160 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o released due to the outbreak of severe floods and returned to Ch’ungju. In the sprin ...

Book I 161 the National University examination and was promoted in rank to be chief royal secretary, and in the Kisa year (1389) ...

162 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o and others. He was then thirty-nine years old. He was survived by four sons: Sŏngbŏm ...

Book I 163 grade of their crimes, the king replied, “U Hyŏnbo, Yi Saek, and Sŏl Changsu should not be touched even after their c ...

16 4 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 27th Day (Pyŏngja) Chŏng Chawi, director of the Office of Guest Affairs returned af ...

Book I 165 state. Finally, following the orders of Queen Dowager An, the widow of King Kongmin, the people made Wang Yo, Great L ...

166 Book II First Year of Reign (1392) 9th Month 1st Day (Kimyo) The king sent Yi Kŏin, left director of the State Finance Commi ...

Book II 167 construction of the royal palaces and the walls in Hanyang [Seoul] remains incomplete. The weather is getting cold, ...

168 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o * The king dispatched surveillance commissioners to various provinces. He spoke to ...

Book II 169 “Being a man with no virtue, I was unable to resist the general opinion of the people and ascended the throne reluct ...

170 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o “1. We request that you have those who are concurrently serving the office below the ...

Book II 171 Inspectors submitted a memorial to the king once again: “In ancient times, during the reign of Taizong of Tang, thos ...