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131545–1567

Myeongjong — Veritable Records of King Myeongjong

Taejo 1392–1399Jeongjong 1399–1401Taejong 1401–1418Sejong 1418–1450Munjong 1450–1452Danjong 1452–1455Sejo 1455–1468Yejong 1468–1470Seongjong 1469–1495Yeonsangun 1495–1506Jungjong 1506–1545Injong 1545–1545Myeongjong 1545–1567Myeongjong · 1545–1567Seonjo 1567–1608Gwanghaegun 1608–1623Injo 1623–1649Hyojong 1649–1659Hyeonjong 1659–1674Sukjong 1674–1720Gyeongjong 1720–1724Yeongjo 1724–1776Jeongjo 1776–1800Sunjo 1800–1834Heonjong 1834–1849Cheoljong 1849–1864Gojong 1864–1907Sunjong 1907–1910140015001600170018001900
Key point

Veritable Records of King Myeongjong: rank 14 of 27 reigns in characters per reign-year (85,373), rank 12 in article count. Articles with a historian's comment make up 8.3% (rank 1). Justice-classified articles make up 20.0% of the total, against a median of 21.1% across reigns; royal-lecture keyword articles, 13.7% (median 3.3%). Keyword metrics follow recording practice, so read differences between reigns first as differences in what was written down.

15,045
articles
1,875,795
characters
272
reign (months)
85,373
characters per year
8.3%
share with historians' comments
02004006008001,00015451550155515601565articles · 1545: 707articles · 1546: 1,019articles · 1547: 937articles · 1548: 836articles · 1549: 751articles · 1550: 628articles · 1551: 990articles · 1552: 650articles · 1553: 641articles · 1554: 717articles · 1555: 804articles · 1556: 659articles · 1557: 786articles · 1558: 643articles · 1559: 539articles · 1560: 445articles · 1561: 480articles · 1562: 341articles · 1563: 523articles · 1564: 436articles · 1565: 657articles · 1566: 606articles · 1567: 247
Articles per year in this edition; accession and death years are split between adjoining reigns.

Metrics for this reign

MetricThis siteMedian of 27 reigns
royal lecture13.75%3.32%
memorials5.15%4.77%
justice-classified20.00%21.12%
relief / famine1.92%0.88%
slaves1.78%1.49%
vernacular script (count)28.09.0
death-penalty mentions/1,0001.26.8