Index 1011492–494, 497, 545, 677–678, 682, 819; from
Office of Censor General, 203–204, 205–207,
226–228, 359–365, 386, 417–423, 494–496,
501–502, 548–549, 669–672, 673–674, 682–
683, 707–710, 761–762, 870–871, 876; from
Privy Council, 208–210, 284, 346–347, 376–
377, 383, 398–399, 402–403, 409, 416, 417, 437,
447–448, 511–512, 637–640, 704–705, 842,
895–896; from Cho Chun, 217–225, 603; of
An Kyŏnggŏm, 239, 297; from Board of Rites,
253–254, 283, 285, 373; from Chŏng Tojŏn,
288–294, 367–373, 750–751; prohibitions with,
324; from Board of Punishments, 345, 346–347,
359–365, 383, 386, 549–552, 798–799, 816; from
Sŏl Changsu, 451–453; from Pak Kyŏng, 460–
461, 490–492; from Righteousness Flourishing
Three Armies, 475–476; from Yi Ko, 494–495;
from Pak Sin, 549–552, 713–714, 749, 761–762,
765–766; from Office of Remonstrance, 657,
713–714, 749, 765–766, 776–777; from monks,
779–781; from Pyŏn Chungnyang, 790–791;
from Agency of Land Management Grants,
823–824
Memorials, from Imperial China: about bandits,
384–385, 392; on eunuch envoys as liabilities,
507; on insulting memorial, 564–565, 574–575,
576, 589–590, 615–617, 644–645, 721–722; denial
for royal seal and formal recognition, 572–574;
on eunuchs, 589; with instructions, 617, 655–
656, 662–667, 817–819; on Sindŏk and condo-
lences, 643–644; poems by Ming emperor,
645–646; marriage discussion, 662, 664, 666;
reprimands, 685–686; with Zhang Bing, 781–
783
Memorials, to Imperial China, 251–252, 272–275,
338–339, 351–359; about “bandits,” 396–397; in
response to imperial instructions, 400–402, 403–
405, 590–591, 620–622; on return of captives,
411; with praise for emperor, 425–426, 457, 590–
591; on eunuch envoys as liabilities, 506–507;
on escorts for envoys, 541–542; request for
royal seal and formal recognition, 545–547;
in response to perceived insult, 566, 591, 596–
598, 728–729; on Sindŏk and condolences, 657;
response to Zhang Bing, 807–808
Mencius, 309–310, 429, 890
Mencius (Mencius), 482, 890
Mengshang, 463
Men Kexin, 573, 574, 575, 589
Merchants, 220, 333, 336, 355, 356, 371, 402, 409,
487, 494, 645, 882, 896
Mercury (metal), 895
Merit Recommendation Office, 145, 873–875
Merit subjects, 45, 51, 187, 562; T’aejo as, 55, 65,
72, 73, 79, 92; recognition of, 72, 84–85, 143,
144, 152–153, 154–155, 171–174, 185, 190–191,
210, 228, 243, 287–288, 299, 309, 542–543, 587,
726–727, 826, 873–875, 874, 875, 888; land for,
171, 172, 173, 510; slaves for, 171, 172, 173; titles
for, 171–172; stipends for, 172, 173, 230–231;
tax collection for, 173, 224; banquets for, 174,
180, 203, 228, 232, 542–543; pledge of, 185–
186; dynasty-founding, 188, 230, 522; with
Longevity Hall of Fame, 510
Messengers. See Royal messengers
Meteors, 293, 321, 442, 595, 612, 630, 633, 636,
641727, 742, 748, 775, 779, 784, 788, 789, 830,
856, 859, 862, 871, 883, 885, 888
Midong, 315
“Military Achievements of Our King,” 321
Military banners, 440, 614
Military farms, 123
Military Music Section, 318
Military officials, 132, 142–143, 175, 319–320,
369, 391, 421–422, 457, 472. See also specific
military officials
Military service, as punishment, 810, 854–855, 878
Military Supply Warehouse, 711, 772, 787, 802
Military system, 138; punishments, 46, 640, 690,
826; strategies, 46–50; mobilization of soldiers,
50, 710–711; Weapons Directorate and, 138; laws,
169, 175, 680; recruitment within, 180, 284, 419–
420, 671; census records and, 271–272, 479, 480,
637–638, 772; training, 324, 367, 377–378, 384,
457, 622–624, 683, 721, 804, 805, 826–827; re -
forms, 367–373, 415–416, 419–420, 796; rules,
391, 421–422, 475–476, 802–803; stipends, 419,
872; inspections, 464, 483–484, 497; horses in,
476, 673, 887; land use for, 485, 885; survey,
545; beheadings within, 680; garrisons, 680,
707, 823; ranks, 801, 879–880. See also Board
of War
Military Training Agency, 121, 284; hierarchy of,
136; examinations for, 384, 457, 497, 673; lec-
tures by, 515–516
Min (Lady), 832–833, 835, 836
Minamoto Douchin, 729
Minamoto Ryōshun, 413, 444–445, 461, 505,
508–509, 685, 690
Min Anin, 754
Min Che, 313, 350, 410, 444, 479, 540, 545, 861
Min Chungni, 760, 786
Mines, gold, 742, 789
Ming emperor, 27, 57, 68, 69–70, 72, 103, 163,
277, 301; Kongmin and, 60, 67, 77, 158; with
naming of Chosŏn dynast, 246–247, 252, 268–
269, 273, 297, 311, 338, 357–358, 401, 546; poems
by, 645–646. See also China; Memorials, from
Imperial China; Memorials, to Imperial China
Ming Sheng, 248