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There was thunder.10th Month
3rd Day (Ŭlhae)
Trees were covered in hoar frost.4th Day (Pyŏngja)
The king ordered Magistrate Yŏng and former general Cho beaten with a
heavy paddle for taking a concubine away from former director An Ŭi.
Extremely indignant to learn about what they had done, the king ordered
them physically punished.6th Day (Muan)
Authorities had six workers beheaded for running away while the capital
walls were under construction.9th Day (Sinsa)
The Military Music Section (Mugongbang)^65 was established in order that
martial music could be taught and practiced.10th Day (Imo)
The king made Sim Chong,^66 the son of Sim Tokbu, Great Lord of
Ch’ŏngsŏng, his son- in- law.11th Day (Kyemi)
As it was the king’s birthday, Chancellery officials, governors, and military
commissioners from various provinces submitted memorials to congratu-
late the king. The king granted general amnesty to all the prisoners except- Mugongbang appears to be a section belonging to the Music Office (Chŏnaksŏ), which
was in charge of music related to state ceremonies and rituals. - He married Princess Kyŏngsŏn, T’aejo’s second daughter.