Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty

Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty
Veritable Records of Jeongjo
Korean name
Hangul	조선왕조실록
Hanja	朝鮮王朝實錄
Revised Romanization	Joseon Wangjo Sillok
McCune–Reischauer	Chosŏn Wangjo Sillok
North Korean name
Hangul	조선봉건왕조실록[1]
Hanja	朝鮮封建王朝實錄
Revised Romanization	Joseon Bonggeon Wangjo Sillok
McCune–Reischauer	Chosŏn Bonggŏn Wangjo Sillok

The Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty^[a] are state-compiled and published records, called Veritable Records, documenting the reigns of the kings of Joseon. Kept from 1392 to 1865, they comprise 1,893 volumes and are thought to be the longest continual documentation of a single dynasty in the world. The records of the last two monarchs are believed to have been influenced by the Japanese colonial rule and, therefore, their credibility compromised. Excluding the records of the last two kings, the sillok is designated as the 151st national treasure of South Korea and listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World registry.

In 2006,^[3] the annals were digitized and made available online by the National Institute of Korean History. Both a modern-Korean translation in hangul and the original in Classical Chinese are available.^[4] In January 2012, the National Institute of Korean History announced a plan to translate them to English by 2033. The work was scheduled to start in 2014 with an initial budget of ₩500 million, but it was estimated that a total of ₩40 billion would be needed to complete the project.^[5]

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