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

432 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o the likes of China had only a few places for its capital, such as Guanzhong, Bianlia ...

Book VI 433 relieve the people of their burden, being anxious to gain their support for now, you should continue to stay in Song ...

434 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 13th Day (Kyŏngjin) Inspecting the site of the old royal palaces in Namgyŏng and obs ...

Book VI 435 Right Kyŏnggi Provinces to complete the construction of city walls in the old capital [Kaesŏng?].^59 15th Day (Imo) ...

436 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 18th Day (Ŭlyu) After taking a look at Mt. Tora, which Min Chungni^60 suggested, the ...

Book VI 437 precincts (Naejesŏgwŏn)^62 and established the Flourishing Fortune Ware- house (Pokhŭnggo). 24th Day (Sinmyo) The ki ...

438 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 9th Month 1st Day (Musul) The government created the Directorate for the Royal Palac ...

Book VI 439 Yŏnggi [Chinese envoy]. Because Yŏnggi, who often visited Korea as an imperial envoy, conducted himself in a discree ...

440 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o surrounded by mountain ranges, so its terrain appeared to be quite appro- priate [fo ...

Book VI 4 41 learned that Chŏng Chi,^67 former chief magistrate of Kaesŏng, had con- structed battleships for the first time and ...

442 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o However, we request that taxes be collected on the basis of cultivated land size as ...

Book VI 443 28th Day (Ŭlch’uk) The government integrated three subdistricts (hyang)—Simak, Kyoha, and Sŏkch’ŏn—into one district ...

444 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o The Office of Inspector-General made the prohibition of gold, silver, and silk much ...

Book VI 445 exile, and Yi Inim and Cho Minsu,^79 who had been placed in confinement, were all pardoned and received back their l ...

446 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 15th Day (Sinsa) The Office of the Inspector-General discussed the crimes of Yi Inim ...

Book VI 447 chancellor, U Innyŏl, assistant grand councilor of the Chancellery, and others supervise it. 28th Day (Kabo) The roy ...

448 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o expedite the construction of the Royal Ancestral Shrine and royal palaces and the fo ...

Book VI 449 with me a long time. If I suspect them, then who else can I trust? Those who speak such words must have a cause [tha ...

450 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 12th Day (Musin) The government installed a supervising administrator in the distric ...

Book VI 451 At first, when His Majesty was about to depart on his diplomatic mission to China, Sŏng Sŏngnin, vice grand councilo ...