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

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702 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o


26th Day (Ŭlsa)
The daughter of Yu Chun, former deputy commissioner of the Security
Council, was brought into the palace.^13

27th Day (Pyŏngo)
The king bestowed 100 sŏk of rice on Hoeam Monastery.

28th Day (Chŏngmi)
The envoy from the Ryukyu Kingdom returned home.

29th Day (Musin)
The Temple of Great Unity (T’aeilchŏn) was abolished and merged with the
Daoist Temple of Brilliant Rectification.^14

30th Day (Kiyu)
Three navy myriarchs of Ŭiju, Anju, and P’yŏngan Provinces were beheaded
for failing to capture Japanese marauders.

9th Month

1st Day (Kyŏngsul)
The king appointed Chŏn Paegyŏng, minister of war, as pacification commis-
s i o n e r (sŏnwisa) of the Northwest Region and ordered him to search for places
throughout the region to construct fortresses and then report back to him.

2nd Day (Sinhae)
Yi Hŭich’ung, former navy commander of Left Kyŏnggi Province, died. He
was a native of Yŏngju and the son of Yu, magistrate of Kaesŏng, as well as


  1. It had been a little more than a year since T’aejo’s second wife, Queen Sindŏk, died. So
    it appears that T’aejo decided to have a new royal consort at this point.

  2. T’aeilchŏn is a Daoist temple worshiping a great star named T’aeil, which is in charge
    of war and disasters. Sogyŏk Hall is also a Daoist temple established to worship the Lord on
    High and various constellations related to the fortunes of mankind.

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