Index 1023636, 678, 707; with Japanese marauders, 268;
with crown prince conspiracy, 831, 832–835,
839, 842–845, 869, 876
Ŭigyŏng, 315
Ŭijong (King), 177
Ŭiju, 106, 175, 554
U Innyŏl, 36, 38, 40, 46, 80, 294, 807; political
duties of, 217, 225, 260, 447, 503, 599, 629, 788,
818; military duties of, 690, 697
Ŭirŭng. See Ch’ungsuk
Ŭiun, 674, 676
U Kyun, 732
Umbilical cords, 213, 235, 236, 820
Ŭnch’ŏn district, 143
Uniforms, 216, 234, 589
“Upon Reading the Life of Li Si,” 280
U Sinch’ung, 42
U Sŏngbŏm, 162
U Sŭngbŏm, 162
Uyghur language, 452
U Yŏn, 162, 850
Venus, 517, 518, 603, 636, 862, 870; Saturn and,
321; visible during daytime, 457, 466, 478, 479,
500, 503, 627, 810, 816, 817, 828, 856; moon
and, 600; Jupiter and, 830
Veritable Records, 811–812
Virgins, 587–588
Virtue: with good counsel, 111–112, 116, 178–179,
208, 422, 568, 794; people of, 121, 208, 422,
568, 794
Walls: construction of capital city, 296, 297, 298–
299, 302, 305, 306, 319, 324, 342, 346, 362, 435,
441, 442, 527, 560–561, 562, 563, 568, 588, 595,
599, 601, 604, 608, 610, 611, 743, 779, 825; for-
tress, 366; along borders, 554; royal palace, 752,
760, 761
Wang Andŏk, 288
Wang Chip, 93
Wang Cho, 641, 698, 854
Wang Chong, 815
Wang clan, 342, 468, 641, 662; pretenders to, 70–71,
76, 77, 118, 154; restoration of, 76, 77–78, 108,
222, 271, 360, 383, 708; T’aejong and, 107, 119–
120; relocation of, 109, 340, 360, 365, 494–495;
legacy of, 220, 221, 432; elimination of, 386–389,
390–391, 392–393, 719, 720; with name change,
392–393, 736
Wang Deming, 57
Wang Hwa, 340, 348, 351, 364–365, 366; interro-
gation of, 373; beheading of, 379
Wang Hwan (Prince), 68–69
Wang Kang, 117, 271, 299, 321, 342, 349; conspir-
acies of, 360, 363; in exile, 364
Wang Kŏ, 340, 348, 351, 366, 379
Wang Kŏn (Founder of Koryŏ), 72, 73, 103, 432,
651, 865
Wang Kwan, 641, 854
Wang Kyŏk, 163, 167, 360, 363, 364
Wang Li, 589, 618, 620, 853
Wang Mi, 696
Wang Nai, 277
Wang Pang, 79
Wang Pi, 276, 279
Wang Pin, 287
Wang Po, 360
Wang Pongmyŏng, 40
Wang Sŏk, 358–359
Wang Sŭngbo, 271, 342, 349, 363, 364
Wang Sŭnggwi, 189, 342, 349, 360, 363, 364
Wang U, 119–120, 217, 221, 258–259, 313, 329,
349, 643; pardoning of, 379, 495; as liability,
495–496; posthumous title of, 641; lawsuits
and, 815
Wang Yo, 79–80, 495. See also Kongyang
Wansan (Chŏnju), 1, 148, 325, 397, 430, 431, 496,
879
Wansan (Prince), 288, 378
Wanzhebuhua, 9, 10, 11
War, prayers for prevention of, 704. See also
Board of War
Warships. See Navy
Watching the Performers at Zhongyi Pavilion, 653
Watching the Slopes of the River after Drinking at
Zuixian Pavilion, 654
Water clock, 793
Waterways, 299, 711–712
Waterways Transport Agency, 465
the Way, 83, 421. See also Daoism
Weapons, 181, 415, 487–488
Weapons Directorate, 138
Weather reports, 186, 188, 203, 207, 261, 266, 275,
286, 318, 319, 323, 326, 330, 337, 365, 375, 383,
389, 393, 394, 416, 425, 438, 442, 449, 450, 482,
483, 489, 490, 506, 511, 517, 529, 540, 544, 547,
548, 558, 563, 564, 571, 579, 591, 592, 593, 594,
595, 600, 601, 608, 611, 613, 628, 630, 636, 643,
658, 659, 674, 676, 681, 690, 699, 700, 703, 706,
710, 713, 714, 715, 716, 719, 720, 721, 722, 732,
735, 744, 753, 754, 756, 761, 766, 772, 774, 775,
778, 781, 784, 793, 794, 797, 817, 824, 830, 872,
884
Wedding ceremonies, 164; observances of, 121,
502, 883; of Kyŏngsin and Yi Paekgyŏng, 572;
marriage between China and Chosŏn, 662, 664,
666; Directorate of Royal Weddings, 707
Wei (Duke), 535
Weight regulations, for post horses, 620
Wei Zheng, 227, 423