The Annals of King T'aejo is often compared to a sort of time capsule or black box that well preserves the historical record of medieval Korea and its neighboring countries.
The text provides us with firsthand accounts of how the Chosŏn dynasty, which preceded modern Korea, came to be; who the people bringing about such a dynastic change were.
This translation spans nearly 900 pages, offering intricate details about the operation of the Choson government, invaluable for scholars of Korean history and those studying Middle Ages governance.
The paths they chose, and their successes or failures, are themselves a drama and a cause for readers to reflect upon the nature of loyalty, ambition, civil service, and monarchy.
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