Book XV 857The king promoted Kim Chŏngjun to director of the Agriculture Office,
and for the first time, enfeoffed his sons as dukes (kong), various members
of the royal family as marquis (hu), and the high officials of senior rank 1 as
counts. He appointed Duke Igan as commander-in-chief of the Middle Army,
Duke Hoean as commander-in-chief of the Left Army, and His Majesty
[T’aejong] as commander-in-chief of the Right Army. He enfeoffed Pokkŭn^1
as Marquis of Pongnyŏng, Yangu^2 as Marquis of Yŏngan, Paekkyŏng^3 as
Marquis of Sangdang, and Sim Chong^4 as Marquis of Ch’ŏngwŏn.
He also appointed Yi Hwa as chief grand councilor of the Chancellery
and concurrently chief military commissioner of the Righteousness Flour ish-
ing Three Armies and Duke Ŭian; Sim Tŏkbu, as chief director of the State
Finance Commission and Count of Ch’ŏngsŏng; Cho Chun, as left chancel-
lor and Count of P’yŏngyang; Kim Sahyŏng as right chancellor and Count
of Sangnak; Kwŏn Chunghwa as Count of Yech’ŏn; Sŏng Sŏngnin as assis-
tant chancellor and, concurrently, minister of Taxation; Yi Chiran as assistant
chancellor and, concurrently, minister of punishments and commander- in-
chief of the Middle Army of the Three Armies and Lord of Ch’ŏnghae; Yi
Mu as assistant grand councilor of the Chancellery and, concurrently, min-
ister of rites and commander- in- chief of the Left Army of the Three Armies;
Chang Sagil as assistant grand councilor of the Chancellery and, concur-
rently, minister of works and commander- in- chief of the Right Army of the
Three Armies and Lord of Yŏngga; Cho Pak as assistant grand councilor of
the Chancellery; Ha Yun as Chancellery scholar; Yi Kŏi as assistant grand
councilor of the Chancellery; Cho Yŏngmu as commissioner of the Security
Council and, concurrently, associate commander- in- chief of the Middle Army
of the Three Armies; Cho On as deputy commissioner of the Security Coun-
cil and, concurrently, associate commander- in- chief of the Left Army of the
Three Armies; Kim No as associate commissioner of the Security Council
and, concurrently, associate commander- in- chief of the Right Army of the
Three Armies; Chang Sajŏng as discussant of the Security Council; Yi Ch’ŏnu
as associate commissioner of the Security Council and, concurrently, min-
ister of war and supreme general of the Righteousness Flourishing Metropolitan
Command and administrative commissioner of the Three Armies; Chŏng
- The son of Prince Chinan, the eldest son of T’aejo, who died early.
- The son of Yi Wŏn’gye, T’aejo’s stepbrother.
- T’aejo’s son- in- law who married Princess Kyŏngsin, the eldest daughter of T’aejo.
Later, he changed his name to Ae. - T’aejo’s son- in- law who married Princess Kyŏngsŏn, the second daughter of T’aejo.