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

132 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o chief director (yŏngsa) who holds rank 1a; 1 director (p’ansa) who holds rank 1b; 1 ...

Book I 133 The Office of the Royal Lectures (Kyŏngyŏn) will be staffed with people who concurrently hold other posts. It is resp ...

134 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o who hold rank 5a; and 2 bailiffs (ch’amgun) who hold rank 7a. There are also six cle ...

Book I 135 (chusa) who hold rank 7a. There are also six clerks (yŏngsa), who will be required to retire at rank 8. The Office of ...

136 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o The Office of Ancestral Rites (Pongsangsi) is responsible for such things as the Roy ...

Book I 137 The Office of the Royal Household (Naebusi) will be responsible for such matters as maintaining the palace treasury a ...

138 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o (chubu) and 1 controller who holds another post concurrently (kyŏm chubu), both hold ...

Book I 139 hold rank 9b. The status of the clerks (yŏngsa) belonging to the above direc- torates follows the example of the Offi ...

140 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o The Prosperity Expansion Warehouse (Kwanghŭngch’ang) will be responsible for payment ...

Book I 141 The Archives (Kagakko) will be responsible for collecting and keeping official papers and records. It will be staffed ...

142 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o sa) and 2 record keepers (noksa) from the East and West Infirmary (Tongsŏdaebiwŏn); ...

Book I 143 each subcommand will be led by 1 general of rank 4b, 3 commandants of rank 5a, 6 vice commandants of rank 6, 6 subcol ...

14 4 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Council, and Lord of Sŏwŏn; Cho Ki as dynasty-contributing merit subject, associate ...

Book I 145 Chu felt sorry for Saek because his place of exile was a deserted island. When Chu asked Tojŏn what he should do, the ...

146 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Successful candidates must present detailed personal documents con- cerning the thre ...

Book I 147 7th Day (Pyŏngjin) Lady Kang was made royal consort and invested with the title of Consort Hyŏn [Hyŏnbi].^120 Princes ...

148 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o * Chŏnju^128 was elevated in status to Wansan Prefecture (pu)^129 and Yu Ku^130 ap ...

Book I 149 9th Day (Muo) The king ordered the Court of Royal Sacrifices to make the spirit tablets (sinju) of his ancestors of f ...

150 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o Seven Sacred Sites (Ch’ilso) attended by the king in person, and the sacri- fices to ...

Book I 151 King Munjong carried himself carefully and settled the lives of the people by continuing the good works of his predec ...