Koryŏsa chŏryo

Koryŏsa chŏryo () is an annalistic history of Koryŏ (Goryeo) compiled during the reign of King Munjong in the Chosŏn (Joseon) period. It was completed in 1452 with the editorial supervision of Kim Chongsŏ. In 2014, two emeritus professors from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Edward J. Shultz and Hugh H.W. Kang, translated the second part of the book from literary Chinese into English, covering the period from Ŭijong to Kojong. Part I was translated by the eminent scholar Sem Vermeersch and published in two volumes by Yonsei University Press.

Unlike the contemporaneous Koryŏsa ("Koryŏ History"), which was written in the biographical format, the Koryŏsa chŏryo adopts an independent annalistic (chronological) format, and includes many materials not found in the Koryŏsa. Some historians worked on both texts; but the Koryŏsa chŏryo was written from the perspective of the ministers and bureaucrats, and not the king. In fact, it even includes evaluations of royal behaviour. As a result, the Koryŏsa chŏryo is considered one of the most important works in pre-modern Korean historiography.

External links

• Korea Classics Translation Institute – Goryeosa Jeolyo (official)