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

712 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o construct waterways.” At that time, the matter of newly establishing the Transport S ...

Book XII 713 the capital. Four officials, including former ministers, Chŏng U and Kim Ŭlsaeng, were imprisoned in the Capital Co ...

714 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o hunger and cold, and when it happens, the original owner of the runaway slave is req ...

Book XII 715 7th Day (Ŭlmyo) Dispatching Kang Kyegwŏn,^32 Great Lord of Sangsan, to the Northeast Region, the king had the tomb ...

716 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o * Chŏng Yunbo, minister of rites who had visited Ming China as imperial birthday e ...

Book XII 717 Nan is not absolutely necessary.” The king said, “You people give favors to those you know but treat those you do n ...

718 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o and finding that Ch’ong was one of the authors who drafted the memorial, he ordered ...

Book XII 719 the Office of the Inspector-General in the Imsin year (1392). After the king [T’aejo] ascended the throne, he was a ...

720 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o * Chŏng Tojŏn, Count of Ponghwa, spoke to the king: “Issuing royal decrees several ...

Book XII 721 ruled on by the court. The king said, “There will be no problem with that if the court ruling is clear and fair; ho ...

722 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o “Since there were some offensive and insulting words in the memorials and letters pr ...

Book XII 723 king in accordance with the precedents in ancient laws. Building their shrines and tombs first and purifying the si ...

724 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o that Your Majesty had pity on me and protected me, and thus I was able to stay alive ...

Book XII 725 “I have also been thinking to myself that, since the relationship between the king and his subject is like that bet ...

726 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Indo, and others, I informed the authorities of the Hanlin Academy of the sad news s ...

Book XII 727 subjects. Bestowing the certificate of minor merit subject, the king said [to Kwŏn Kŭn], “Previously when merit sub ...

728 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o be known to the whole world and the friendly relationship between the two countries ...

Book XII 729 capital, I am afraid that the same kind of errors will be made again in the future. So I sincerely beg you to relat ...

730 Book XIII Seventh Year of Reign (1398) 1 Month 1st Day (Kiyu) Dressed in the royal robe of the highest protocol and with the ...

Book XIII 731 4th Day (Imja) The king did not feel comfortable. 5th Day (Kyechíuk) The king regained his health. 6th Day (Kabin) ...