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''Ilseongnok'' or ''Diary of Self-examination'' is a daily record of events at court made in order that the monarch might reflect upon them, ostensibly towards bettering government. ''Ilseongnok'' began as King Jeongjo's personal diary for self-reflection on his personal and academic affairs since his youth, but was transformed into an official daily journal of state affairs in 1785. The extant record of the ''Ilseongnok'' covers the last 150 years of the
Online version (in Korean)
(Kyujanggak) Joseon dynasty works History books about Korea Memory of the World Register Chinese-language literature of Korea {{Korea-hist-stub
''Ilseongnok'' or ''Diary of Self-examination'' is a daily record of events at court made in order that the monarch might reflect upon them, ostensibly towards bettering government. ''Ilseongnok'' began as King Jeongjo's personal diary for self-reflection on his personal and academic affairs since his youth, but was transformed into an official daily journal of state affairs in 1785. The extant record of the ''Ilseongnok'' covers the last 150 years of the Joseon dynasty
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and r ...
, from 1760 (the 36th year of the reign of King Yeongjo
Yeongjo of Joseon (31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776), personal name Yi Geum (Korean: 이금, Hanja: 李昑), was the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Sukjong, by his concubine Royal Noble Consort Suk ...
) to the end of the Joseon dynasty in 1910. The ''Ilseongnok'' is a vital historical record, and along with the '' Joseon Wangjo Sillok'', the ''Seungjeongwon ilgi
''Seungjeongwon ilgi'' or ''Journal of the Royal Secretariat'' is a daily record of ''Seungjeongwon'', Royal Secretariat during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea (1392–1910), which records the king's public life and his interactions with the bureaucrac ...
'', and the '' Bibyeonsa Teungrok'', constitutes one of the primary historical sources for the study of the period.
On December 31 1973, it was designated as the 153rd national treasure of Korea. On May 2011, it was listed in UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...
's Memory of the World
Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered, ...
registry.
Comparison and evaluation with Veritable Records
* The Veritable Records was not as helpful to the kings because the kings were not permitted to read it without supervision, but the Ilseongnok can be viewed by the kings and can help kings on reporting and referring to the administration of state affairs, etc. * Veritable Records was based on the position of the editor and the ruling party in the process of restructuring based on Sacho(사초). Ilseongnok, on the other hand, is a record of daily work at that time, and can be a more fundamental resource than Veritable Records.See also
*Annals of the Joseon Dynasty
The ''Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty'' (also known as the ''Annals of the Joseon Dynasty'' or the ''True Record of the Joseon Dynasty''; ko, 조선왕조실록 and ) are the annual records of Joseon, the last royal house to rule K ...
(''Joseon Wangjo Sillok'')
*Seungjeongwon ilgi
''Seungjeongwon ilgi'' or ''Journal of the Royal Secretariat'' is a daily record of ''Seungjeongwon'', Royal Secretariat during the Joseon Dynasty of Korea (1392–1910), which records the king's public life and his interactions with the bureaucrac ...
*Uigwe
''Uigwe'' () is the generic name given to a vast collection of approximately 3,895 books recording in detail the royal rituals and ceremonies of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. There is no generally agreed English translation; some scholars suggest ...
*History of Korea
The Lower Paleolithic era in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.
Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825.
The earlies ...
*Joseon Dynasty politics
The politics of the Joseon dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1897, were governed by the reigning ideology of Korean Confucianism, a form of Neo-Confucianism. Political struggles were common between different factions of the scholar-officials. ...
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