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

552 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o also be revised, following the above example, but they must be free of any complicat ...

Book VIII 553 * The Board of Rites made the rules of the civil service examination. It made the recitation of classics the fir ...

554 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 14th Day (Kyemyo) Kim Chŏksŏn, who visited Japan as envoy in response to the visit o ...

Book VIII 555 the rebellion of Chang naturally ceased. Then, the government established towns along the river that extended a th ...

556 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o king] were: Guaeryabaersu, a member of the Wulanghe tribe of Tumen; Guaerya Qimuna, ...

Book VIII 557 law, they were punished, so they received the same treatment by the govern- ment as our people did. Later, when th ...

558 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 19th Day (Musin) There was fog. 20th Day (Kiyu) The king bestowed one sword each upo ...

Book VIII 559 * Chŏng Sŏn, former vice minister of the Royal Stable Court, captured a run- away female servant and had her con ...

560 Book IX Fifth Year of Reign (1396) 1st Day (Kyŏngsin) Leading all officials, the king performed the ritual ceremony celebrat ...

Book IX 561 9th Day (Mujin) The people were mobilized from all across the country to construct the city walls of the capital. Th ...

562 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 11th Day (Kyŏngo) Merit subjects at the inner royal hall of the new palace offered a ...

Book IX 563 Kim Ipgyŏn, grand councilor of the Chancellery, died. The king had the morning audience suspended for three days. Ip ...

564 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o 24th Day (Kyemi) The king summoned Yi Ch’om, former chief royal secretary, from Kyŏn ...

Book IX 565 spirits of mountains and rivers and appealed it to the Lord on High. In the memorials submitted to commemorate the N ...

566 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o capital and sent another memorial to the Ministry of Rites in response to the imperi ...

Book IX 567 * The king gave orders to the Privy Council: “Let all the workers recruited for the construction of the new capita ...

568 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o On the pyŏngin day [6th day of the third month] when he was ready to cross the Yalu ...

Book IX 569 The East Gate (Tongdaemun) is located on low terrain, so layers of rocks were first laid down, and a foundation and ...

570 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o The king had Malgŏn locked in the Capital Constabulary Prison, intent on having him ...

Book IX 571 magistrate of Isŏng, Im Kyŏng as magistrate of Kangye, Cho Sung as mag- istrate of Ŭiju, Pak P’o as magistrate of Hw ...