Seungjeongwon ilgi explained

Hangul:	승정원
Hanja:	承政院
Rr:	Seungjeongwon ilgi
Mr:	Sŭngjŏngwŏn ilgi

Seungjeongwon ilgi 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]

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 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

• Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty
• Uigwe
• History of Korea
• Joseon Dynasty politics

External links

• Official Site (in Korean) (South Korean government)

Notes and References

1. Book: The Confucian Kingship in Korea: Yŏngjo and the Politics of Sagacity. JaHyun Kim Haboush. 1988. Columbia University Press. 251. 0-231-06657-0.
2. Book: Orchiston . Wayne . New Insights From Recent Studies in Historical Astronomy: Following in the Footsteps of F. Richard Stephenson . Green . David A. . Strom . Richard . . 2014.
3. Web site: http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=301541&v=43. ko:승정원일기 (承政院日記). Empas/EncyKorea. ko.
4. Web site: http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=B&i=161547&v=43. ko:승정원일기 (承政院日記). Empas/Britannica. ko.