450 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
12th Day (Musin)
The government installed a supervising administrator in the district of
T’o n g ji n ,^93 integrating Tongsŏng and Suan with it.15th Day (Sinhae)
There were strong, gusty winds with thunder and rain.16th Day (Imja)
Individuals under the current law are required to measure out the amount of
their grain taxes themselves when they pay them, and the king ordered to
enforce that law strictly.17th Day (Kyech’uk)
The statue of Buddha in Hŭngguk Monastery, which was made of copper,
excreted sweat.19th Day (Ŭlmyo)
There was thunder, and a rainbow appeared.His Majesty [Prince Chŏngan at the time] returned from his trip to the
Chinese capital. Nam Chae and Cho Pan^94 also returned with him. When
His Majesty arrived in the Ming capital, the emperor granted him an audi-
ence a few times. When His Majesty explained about the misunderstanding
[between the two countries in relation to kidnapping people and prohibiting
the entry of Korean envoys], the emperor was pleased with his words and
treated him with hospitality.- An old name of modern Kimp’o.
- Nam Chae (1351–1419) was a dynasty- merit subject first class and became chief state
councilor in 1416 after serving as inspector-general and governor of Kyŏngsang Province. His
younger brother, Nam Ŭn, was executed along with Chŏng Tojŏn in 1398 during the First
Strife of Princes. Cho Pan (1341–1401) served as royal secretary and magistrate of Kaesŏng.
Proficient in Chinese and Mongolian, he visited Ming China a few times, including on a dip-
lomatic mission to inform the Chinese government of T’aejo’s ascension as the new monarch
of the Chosŏn dynasty.