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

312 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o daughter of Prefect Kim Ŭnŭi, a tenth- generation descendant of King T’aejong, and s ...

Book IV 313 Count of Yŏnghŭng, posthumously Chancellor and Duke Chŏnghyo, was enfeoffed as Queen Ŭi and her tomb named Hwarŭng. ...

314 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o “As your servant has observed, when the kings arose with new dynasties, none could s ...

Book IV 315 The king illustriously proclaimed a governance of benevolence. He said, ‘Though lacking in ability I ascended the th ...

316 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 21st Day (Kyehae) The king dispatched Yi Chik, academician of the Security Council, ...

Book IV 317 * The king appointed Yu Kyŏng as left policy advisor, Yi Kŏi as right policy advisor, Chŏng T’ak as auxiliary remo ...

318 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o * There was thunder. 10th Month 3rd Day (Ŭlhae) Trees were covered in hoar frost. ...

Book IV 319 those sentenced to capital punishment by either beheading or hanging and served meals to 1,500 monks at Kwangmyŏng M ...

320 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o (Ugun chŏlchesa). In addition, Sim Chong^73 was invested with the title of Lord of C ...

Book IV 321 * Venus and Saturn appeared close together in the eastern sky. The king commanded each department to send an offic ...

322 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o * Six branches of learning are established [in the National University] for the ed ...

Book IV 323 4th Day (Ŭlsa) There was heavy fog. 5th Day (Pyŏngo) Leading various officials, the king celebrated the birthday of ...

324 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o * The government changed Pongsŏng District to Sŏwŏn County^84 after ele- vating it ...

Book IV 325 * The government had all but the leading military officers from Ŭiju, Isŏng, and Kanggye Circuit, who came up to t ...

326 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o who are idle, I should muster their manpower.” Having heard of what the king said, t ...

Book IV 327 * The king appointed Kwŏn Hŭi^87 as acting chancellor. For the first time, the government assigned two caretakers ...

328 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o “1. Our warships are the reason that the attacks of the Japanese pirates have abated ...

Book IV 329 “1. Many provinces have suffered poor crop yields this year due to severe drought. Unless measures are taken to deal ...

330 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 5th Day (Pyŏngja) The king commanded the Office of the Inspector-General, saying, “S ...

Book IV 331 11th Day (Imo) The king dispatched General- in- Chief Sim Hyosaeng to Mt. Kyeryong to stop the construction of the n ...