“Гуулин улсын судар”-ын тухай

On the "History of Goryeo Dynasty"

Abstract

History of Goryeo Dynasty is one of the official histories of Korea and included Goryeo Dynasty’s politic, economy, social culture and biography of public figures which is most important fundamental source for our current studying the ancient history of that time. Therefore, many research studies has been made on the History of Goryeo Dynasty in perspective of manuscript study, literature study and culture study in apart from of history, at present in Korea. This source is written right after establishment of Joseon Dynasty as chronicle of the Goryeo Dynasty’s late period, whereas Korean scholars cannot eject view that political justification view point reflected on establishment of Joseon Dynasty.

However, the Goryeo Dynasty’s all time king’s Joseon wangjo sillok (실록. 實錄Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty) was used as the main source of creating the History of Goryeo Dynasty and the people present at that time such as “Comprehensive records arranged by year (편년통록. 編年通錄)” by Kim Kwan-ui (김관의. 金寬毅), “Comprehensive records of Gangmo (편년강목. 編年綱目)” by Min Ji (민지. 閔漬), “Records of reflection from Mirror (금경록. 金鏡錄)” by Yi Saek (이색. 李穡)and Yi Yinbok (이인복. 李仁復), “Sikmok pyeonsurok (식목편수록. 拭目編修錄)” and “Prescribed Ritual Text of the Past and Present (고금상정례. 古今詳定禮)” by Choe Yun-ui(최윤의. 崔允儀), “Ikjae-nango(익재난고. 益齋亂藁)” and “Scribbles of Old Man Oak (역옹패설. 櫟翁稗說)” by Yi Jehyeon (이제현. 李齊賢), and “Jugwanyukik (주관육익. 周官六翼)” by Kim, Goo-Yong(김구용. 金九容) are used as reference. Thus, researchers conclude that it describe assure true history of that period and one can say it elevate the value of the source.