All reigns Taejo to Sunjong, 27 reigns. The Gojong and Sunjong records are KOGL Type 4, so only counts are used (no titles or excerpts).
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Bars are characters per year; the shaded bands are reigns. The record is dense from Sejong to Seonjo and thins after Jeongjo. Each card opens a reign page with its counts and metrics.
Taejong Sejong Seongjong Jungjong Myeongjong Seonjo Gwanghaegun Injo Hyeonjong Sukjong Yeongjo Jeongjo Sunjo Heonjong Cheoljong Gojong 1392: 28,542 1393: 18,390 1394: 27,854 1395: 20,968 1396: 14,094 1397: 20,143 1398: 38,446 1399: 24,538 1400: 40,116 1401: 43,163 1402: 45,812 1403: 45,764 1404: 40,783 1405: 40,054 1406: 49,286 1407: 63,266 1408: 60,173 1409: 73,329 1410: 68,330 1411: 65,737 1412: 54,291 1413: 60,399 1414: 66,445 1415: 68,041 1416: 63,356 1417: 77,613 1418: 132,859 1419: 107,997 1420: 96,466 1421: 84,895 1422: 81,711 1423: 87,702 1424: 121,846 1425: 108,797 1426: 89,338 1427: 85,358 1428: 87,776 1429: 87,277 1430: 126,419 1431: 132,784 1432: 116,755 1433: 169,031 1434: 121,369 1435: 94,896 1436: 118,658 1437: 125,594 1438: 96,631 1439: 137,755 1440: 114,818 1441: 102,449 1442: 108,664 1443: 132,814 1444: 115,672 1445: 77,225 1446: 119,378 1447: 79,697 1448: 104,050 1449: 74,827 1450: 207,873 1451: 172,002 1452: 138,990 1453: 133,796 1454: 84,997 1455: 132,719 1456: 74,751 1457: 119,525 1458: 81,147 1459: 76,064 1460: 111,379 1461: 88,720 1462: 80,208 1463: 52,455 1464: 94,226 1465: 71,418 1466: 75,364 1467: 138,717 1468: 152,764 1469: 179,636 1470: 129,876 1471: 105,404 1472: 104,993 1473: 107,123 1474: 128,777 1475: 163,402 1476: 147,951 1477: 189,587 1478: 200,063 1479: 164,922 1480: 103,767 1481: 141,383 1482: 188,053 1483: 182,514 1484: 144,442 1485: 172,313 1486: 117,234 1487: 146,993 1488: 207,950 1489: 176,532 1490: 167,288 1491: 203,398 1492: 187,789 1493: 270,422 1494: 221,243 1495: 203,935 1496: 195,074 1497: 210,943 1498: 62,285 1499: 86,917 1500: 74,141 1501: 36,872 1502: 129,298 1503: 86,827 1504: 154,973 1505: 78,170 1506: 124,284 1507: 182,293 1508: 141,333 1509: 170,771 1510: 144,419 1511: 107,206 1512: 143,277 1513: 115,054 1514: 93,026 1515: 134,433 1516: 203,318 1517: 229,213 1518: 198,129 1519: 182,410 1520: 173,889 1521: 135,394 1522: 158,259 1523: 163,528 1524: 148,108 1525: 207,291 1526: 97,158 1527: 113,094 1528: 281,110 1529: 146,007 1530: 173,332 1531: 122,908 1532: 63,847 1533: 181,473 1534: 116,671 1535: 113,819 1536: 132,935 1537: 222,126 1538: 113,264 1539: 192,034 1540: 100,603 1541: 151,412 1542: 152,827 1543: 102,793 1544: 210,080 1545: 279,415 1546: 132,793 1547: 112,854 1548: 90,626 1549: 84,637 1550: 71,499 1551: 90,642 1552: 54,122 1553: 98,170 1554: 103,004 1555: 88,986 1556: 85,254 1557: 106,816 1558: 53,937 1559: 59,391 1560: 50,553 1561: 47,469 1562: 32,978 1563: 70,340 1564: 36,934 1565: 79,459 1566: 119,629 1567: 52,769 1568: 23,164 1569: 36,225 1570: 18,760 1571: 7,703 1572: 20,872 1573: 55,162 1574: 54,339 1575: 24,914 1576: 13,011 1577: 8,318 1578: 9,467 1579: 6,790 1580: 17,033 1581: 18,569 1582: 2,601 1583: 43,490 1584: 5,128 1585: 20,744 1586: 5,562 1587: 18,773 1588: 23,566 1589: 24,545 1590: 5,126 1591: 11,734 1592: 171,524 1593: 477,669 1594: 331,370 1595: 311,915 1596: 356,930 1597: 334,593 1598: 289,143 1599: 254,431 1600: 229,095 1601: 236,673 1602: 159,242 1603: 177,889 1604: 251,663 1605: 189,983 1606: 225,990 1607: 112,429 1608: 214,455 1609: 127,457 1610: 156,591 1611: 102,805 1612: 212,271 1613: 176,477 1614: 111,729 1615: 135,492 1616: 134,796 1617: 194,739 1618: 281,063 1619: 123,114 1620: 94,507 1621: 83,078 1622: 103,282 1623: 135,576 1624: 172,596 1625: 139,032 1626: 180,202 1627: 156,363 1628: 117,769 1629: 80,701 1630: 91,214 1631: 93,719 1632: 79,918 1633: 54,611 1634: 70,847 1635: 67,807 1636: 71,552 1637: 90,642 1638: 75,621 1639: 55,705 1640: 53,926 1641: 34,351 1642: 35,615 1643: 40,594 1644: 61,035 1645: 87,134 1646: 66,702 1647: 39,926 1648: 44,985 1649: 94,119 1650: 99,059 1651: 98,301 1652: 140,170 1653: 98,835 1654: 62,338 1655: 66,298 1656: 59,047 1657: 106,168 1658: 61,961 1659: 85,781 1660: 95,405 1661: 50,787 1662: 64,005 1663: 66,395 1664: 90,505 1665: 84,246 1666: 70,374 1667: 58,473 1668: 59,421 1669: 89,427 1670: 48,078 1671: 53,854 1672: 39,719 1673: 47,664 1674: 78,998 1675: 149,709 1676: 43,784 1677: 60,152 1678: 39,056 1679: 50,697 1680: 133,541 1681: 112,753 1682: 71,448 1683: 86,771 1684: 84,840 1685: 53,276 1686: 55,933 1687: 47,140 1688: 39,884 1689: 102,149 1690: 41,784 1691: 36,213 1692: 25,112 1693: 27,456 1694: 128,063 1695: 67,356 1696: 61,042 1697: 61,582 1698: 66,605 1699: 50,338 1700: 58,041 1701: 145,776 1702: 55,563 1703: 108,543 1704: 113,280 1705: 88,057 1706: 93,219 1707: 64,568 1708: 46,381 1709: 44,324 1710: 72,627 1711: 74,194 1712: 78,971 1713: 71,492 1714: 35,034 1715: 27,826 1716: 91,136 1717: 100,498 1718: 80,730 1719: 71,472 1720: 61,483 1721: 81,649 1722: 139,241 1723: 60,109 1724: 117,529 1725: 211,328 1726: 73,055 1727: 132,273 1728: 168,973 1729: 149,342 1730: 102,884 1731: 87,392 1732: 55,691 1733: 142,058 1734: 100,268 1735: 47,660 1736: 70,468 1737: 88,089 1738: 44,629 1739: 71,304 1740: 70,041 1741: 73,900 1742: 59,995 1743: 73,729 1744: 78,539 1745: 59,575 1746: 57,204 1747: 70,629 1748: 80,746 1749: 62,555 1750: 56,973 1751: 52,899 1752: 89,848 1753: 62,013 1754: 73,573 1755: 91,097 1756: 54,061 1757: 61,015 1758: 54,514 1759: 45,873 1760: 47,187 1761: 59,898 1762: 51,585 1763: 58,294 1764: 57,161 1765: 44,409 1766: 37,590 1767: 58,532 1768: 74,360 1769: 47,841 1770: 41,695 1771: 64,004 1772: 66,840 1773: 41,726 1774: 26,997 1775: 63,937 1776: 178,749 1777: 113,056 1778: 150,845 1779: 106,088 1780: 101,731 1781: 164,419 1782: 85,167 1783: 145,954 1784: 124,946 1785: 103,651 1786: 136,844 1787: 103,164 1788: 91,371 1789: 105,799 1790: 196,777 1791: 139,123 1792: 174,155 1793: 122,312 1794: 186,499 1795: 150,199 1796: 119,128 1797: 106,085 1798: 171,810 1799: 127,881 1800: 157,795 1801: 122,607 1802: 43,043 1803: 48,714 1804: 41,252 1805: 40,758 1806: 89,466 1807: 44,777 1808: 35,441 1809: 55,684 1810: 46,636 1811: 56,637 1812: 80,797 1813: 18,619 1814: 34,802 1815: 26,449 1816: 31,127 1817: 32,788 1818: 29,477 1819: 28,504 1820: 18,370 1821: 52,888 1822: 27,674 1823: 38,490 1824: 17,810 1825: 19,968 1826: 17,722 1827: 67,482 1828: 20,722 1829: 37,232 1830: 47,189 1831: 11,421 1832: 29,381 1833: 27,398 1834: 27,064 1835: 11,567 1836: 10,781 1837: 12,899 1838: 9,062 1839: 17,581 1840: 16,707 1841: 12,252 1842: 7,834 1843: 7,071 1844: 9,646 1845: 10,457 1846: 14,878 1847: 14,332 1848: 10,985 1849: 16,218 1850: 8,662 1851: 24,082 1852: 9,922 1853: 8,562 1854: 9,359 1855: 22,645 1856: 8,774 1857: 24,644 1858: 11,443 1859: 9,021 1860: 7,641 1861: 9,679 1862: 17,936 1863: 22,374 1864: 83,377 1865: 52,350 1866: 85,965 1867: 48,322 1868: 52,745 1869: 31,809 1870: 35,094 1871: 59,550 1872: 40,322 1873: 52,103 1874: 91,838 1875: 41,108 1876: 52,994 1877: 36,987 1878: 37,301 1879: 37,497 1880: 38,430 1881: 59,492 1882: 85,473 1883: 78,653 1884: 85,440 1885: 65,186 1886: 58,722 1887: 41,511 1888: 51,075 1889: 44,839 1890: 75,847 1891: 41,717 1892: 65,254 1893: 53,389 1894: 99,509 1895: 54,181 1896: 57,399 1897: 81,626 1898: 94,650 1899: 87,683 1900: 102,268 1901: 74,167 1902: 63,901 1903: 54,854 1904: 86,143 1905: 103,451 1906: 62,344 1907: 61,268 1908: 27,481 1909: 36,882 1910: 14,427 1400 1450 1500 1550 1600 1650 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 Characters per year (principal editions), 1392–1910; bands mark reigns.
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 Characters per year Taejo Taejo: 29,767 Jeongjong Jeongjong: 33,795 Taejong Taejong: 59,340 Sejong Sejong: 123,142 Munjong Munjong: 162,489 Danjong Danjong: 118,485 Sejo Sejo: 91,960 Yejong Yejong: 177,835 Seongjong Seongjong: 163,219 Yeonsangun Yeonsangun: 118,783 Jungjong Jungjong: 153,614 Injong Injong: 205,623 Myeongjong Myeongjong: 85,373 Seonjo Seonjo: 114,452 Gwanghaegun Gwanghaegun: 148,597 Injo Injo: 84,742 Hyojong Hyojong: 92,166 Hyeonjong Hyeonjong: 67,651 Sukjong Sukjong: 72,246 Gyeongjong Gyeongjong: 82,995 Yeongjo Yeongjo: 75,074 Jeongjo Jeongjo: 137,335 Sunjo Sunjo: 41,881 Heonjong Heonjong: 12,766 Cheoljong Cheoljong: 14,434 Gojong Gojong: 63,190 Sunjong Sunjong: 35,737 Characters per reign-year (principal editions). 1. Taejo Veritable Records of King Taejo · 2,387 articles · 193,643 characters 2. Jeongjong Veritable Records of King Jeongjong · 626 articles · 64,861 characters 3. Taejong Veritable Records of King Taejong · 10,338 articles · 1,061,570 characters 4. Sejong Veritable Records of King Sejong · 32,281 articles · 3,887,345 characters 5. Munjong Veritable Records of King Munjong · 2,672 articles · 399,503 characters 6. Danjong Veritable Records of King Danjong · 2,547 articles · 372,737 characters 7. Sejo Veritable Records of King Sejo · 10,901 articles · 1,231,199 characters 8. Yejong Veritable Records of King Yejong · 1,504 articles · 236,144 characters 9. Seongjong Veritable Records of King Seongjong · 32,444 articles · 4,089,839 characters 10. Yeonsangun Daily Records of Yeonsangun · 12,010 articles · 1,385,101 characters 11. Jungjong Veritable Records of King Jungjong · 39,660 articles · 5,886,859 characters 12. Injong Veritable Records of King Injong · 672 articles · 119,351 characters 13. Myeongjong Veritable Records of King Myeongjong · 15,045 articles · 1,875,795 characters 14. Seonjo Veritable Records of King Seonjo · 26,716 articles · 4,644,626 characters 15. Gwanghaegun Daily Records of Gwanghaegun, final draft · 18,805 articles · 2,244,156 characters 16. Injo Veritable Records of King Injo · 16,047 articles · 2,218,990 characters 17. Hyojong Veritable Records of King Hyojong · 5,433 articles · 924,579 characters 18. Hyeonjong Veritable Records of King Hyeonjong · 9,296 articles · 1,030,951 characters 19. Sukjong Veritable Records of King Sukjong · 24,209 articles · 3,311,227 characters 20. Gyeongjong Veritable Records of King Gyeongjong · 2,744 articles · 354,711 characters 21. Yeongjo Veritable Records of King Yeongjo · 36,732 articles · 3,868,758 characters 22. Jeongjo Veritable Records of King Jeongjo · 17,682 articles · 3,344,617 characters 23. Sunjo Veritable Records of King Sunjo · 15,530 articles · 1,437,468 characters 24. Heonjong Veritable Records of King Heonjong · 3,987 articles · 186,539 characters 25. Cheoljong Veritable Records of King Cheoljong · 5,772 articles · 208,899 characters 26. Gojong Veritable Records of King Gojong · 27,940 articles · 2,749,115 characters 27. Sunjong Veritable Records of King Sunjong · 1,388 articles · 111,348 characters