Veritable Records of Sukjong

《Sukjong Hyeonui Gwangryun Yesung Yeollyeol Jangmun Heonmu Gyeong Myeong Won Hyo Daewang Sillok》(肅宗顯義光倫睿聖英烈章文憲武敬明元孝大王實錄) records historical events from August 1674, the year King Sukjong ascended the throne, until June 1720, when he died. It is part of the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty. It consists of 65 volumes in 73 books.

Meanwhile, the Veritable Records of Sukjong, whose compilation was completed by the Noron faction, was questioned on its content by the Soron faction, which seized power in the Jeongmi political reshuffle during the reign of King Yeongjo. The Soron faction claimed that the Noron, in compiling the Veritable Records of Sukjong, had removed or deliberately recorded articles unfavorable to them in a way that differed from the facts. The Soron therefore demanded a complete revision of the records, but since this was practically difficult, they had the omitted parts supplemented and the errors corrected and added. The sections newly added by the Soron in this way are called the Supplement and Corrections to the Veritable Records of Sukjong (肅宗實錄補闕正誤).¹

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1. 《한국민족문화대백과》〈숙종실록〉항목 ↩