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181659–1674
Hyeonjong — Veritable Records of King Hyeonjong
Key point
Veritable Records of King Hyeonjong: rank 19 of 27 reigns in characters per reign-year (67,651), rank 16 in article count. Articles with a historian's comment make up 2.3% (rank 5). Justice-classified articles make up 23.2% of the total, against a median of 21.1% across reigns; royal-lecture keyword articles, 0.9% (median 3.3%). Keyword metrics follow recording practice, so read differences between reigns first as differences in what was written down.
9,296
articles1,030,951
characters189
reign (months)67,651
characters per year2.3%
share with historians' commentsEditions
| Edition | Articles | Characters | Historians' comments | Median length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veritable Records of King Hyeonjong | 9,296 | 1,030,951 | 220 | 44 |
| Supplemented Veritable Records of King Hyeonjong | 10,506 | 1,382,412 | 48 | 43 |
Metrics for this reign
| Metric | This site | Median of 27 reigns |
|---|---|---|
| royal lecture | 0.89% | 3.32% |
| memorials | 12.55% | 4.77% |
| justice-classified | 23.22% | 21.12% |
| relief / famine | 3.40% | 0.88% |
| slaves | 1.42% | 1.49% |
| vernacular script (count) | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| death-penalty mentions/1,000 | 7.5 | 6.8 |