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Book XI
Sixth Year of Reign (1397)
1st Month
1st Day (Kabin)
It rained and snowed. Leading all officials, the king held a ritual ceremony
commemorating the New Year, facing the direction of the Ming capital, but
did not receive the New Year greetings of the officials. Instead of attend-
ing the morning audience, all officials went to the coffin hall (pinjŏn), where
the corpse of Queen Sindŏk was temporarily laid, and offered a sacrifice to
the spirit of the deceased queen.
2nd Day (Ŭlmyo)
Meteors fell in the north. Mars moved into the main gate of the Supreme
Palace Enclosure and remained south of the Guardian Stars.
All officials proceeded to the hall where the coffin of the queen was laid and
performed the last ritual before her coffin was moved out to her royal tomb.
3rd Day (Pyŏngjin)
Queen Sindŏk was buried on the northern hill of Ch’wihyŏnbang Precinct
[in Hansŏng],^1 and her royal tomb was named Chŏngnŭng.
- Modern Sŏsomundong, Chunggu, Seoul.