Veritable Records of Injo

The Veritable Records of King Injo (仁祖大王實錄) or the Veritable Records of Injo (仁祖實錄) is a sillok that records the events of the reign of Joseon King Injo from the third lunar month of 1623 to the fifth lunar month of 1649. It consists of 50 volumes in 50 books and forms part of the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.

Overview

This is a sillok that, in the annalistic style, records historical facts concerning the overall state affairs of Injo's reign, covering a total of 26 years and 2 months from the third lunar month of 1623 (the first year of Injo) to the fifth lunar month of 1649 (the 26th year of Injo). It consists of 50 volumes in 50 books and forms part of the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty. Its official title is the Veritable Records of King Injo.

In the fourth lunar month of 1650 (the first year of Hyojong), Hyojong ordered the compilation of the Veritable Records of Injo, whose work had been postponed due to the repeated visits of Qing envoys, and ordered the selection of a Grand Academician;¹ compilation work officially began on the first day of the eighth lunar month of that year.² Three years later, on the twenty-sixth day of the sixth lunar month of 1653 (the fourth year of Hyojong), the completion of the compilation was reported at the Chunchugwan, and the sijeonggi used in compiling the sillok were not washed away but were secretly kept at the Chunchugwan.³ Then, on the first day of the seventh lunar month, the Chief Compiler Kim Yuk and Grand Academician Chae Yuhu and others presented the 50 volumes of the Veritable Records of King Injo.⁴

The compilation personnel consisted of a total of 70 people: and Kim Yuk as Chief Compilers, 5 Dochong Dangsang, 25 Dochong Nangcheong, 5 Ilbang Dangsang, 7 Ilbang Nangcheong, 3 Ibang Dangsang, 8 Ibang Nangcheong, 8 Sambang Dangsang, and 7 Sambang Nangcheong.