Seungjeongwon ilgi (Korean: 승정원 일기) or Journal of the Royal Secretariat is a daily record of the Seungjeongwon, Royal Secretariat during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea (1392–1910). It records the king's public life and his interactions with the bureaucracy on a daily basis.[1] The record was written in Classical Chinese.[2]: 74
| Seungjeongwon ilgi | |
| Hangul | 승정원 일기 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 承政院 日記 |
| Revised Romanization | Seungjeongwon ilgi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŭngjŏngwŏn ilgi |
It is the 303rd national treasure of Korea and was designated as part of UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme.[3][4] UNESCO confirmed Seungjuongwon ilgi as the world's longest continuous record of a king's daily life in 2001 and designated it in the Memory of the World Programme alongside Jikji.
It is the subject of the Korean TV series Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung.
See also
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edit- ^ JaHyun Kim Haboush (1988). The Confucian Kingship in Korea: Yŏngjo and the Politics of Sagacity. Columbia University Press. p. 251. ISBN 0-231-06657-0.
- ^ Orchiston, Wayne; Green, David A.; Strom, Richard (2014). New Insights From Recent Studies in Historical Astronomy: Following in the Footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson. Springer.
- ^ 승정원일기 (承政院日記) (in Korean). Empas/EncyKorea.
- ^ 승정원일기 (承政院日記) (in Korean). Empas/Britannica.
External links
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- Official Site (in Korean) (South Korean government)
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