三国史記 (History of the Three Kingdoms — Oldest surviving Korean history, 1145)

text... suffered from corrupted slips and erroneous explanations. Some say that in ancient times, when a ruler ascended the throne, some started the first year in the following month, while others started it in the following year. Those who started the first year in the following month—like the first year of Taijia when King Tang passed away—refer to this. When Mencius says "Taiding had not been established," it means Taiding died before he could be established. As for Waibing's two years and Zhongren's four, these refer to Taiding's sons, the two older brothers of Taijia; some lived two years, some four years, and then they died. That is why Taijia was able to succeed King Tang. The Records of the Grand Historian Shiji is mistaken in referring to Zhongren and Waibing as two separate kings. Judging by the former, starting the first year in the year the previous king died is not correct. Judging by the latter, it can be said that the rites of the Shang people were attained.

In the first year, autumn, the seventh month, troops from Lelang arrived and besieged Geumseong on several sides. The king said to his attendants, "The two sages have left the state, and I, in my isolation, was pushed by the people and have mistakenly occupied this position. I am in fear and trembling, as if walking on thin ice. Now neighboring states have come to invade; this is due to my lack of virtue. What should be done?" The attendants replied, "The thieves are lucky that we are in mourning and have foolishly come with troops. Heaven will surely not aid them. They are not worth fearing." Shortly after, the thieves retreated and returned home.

In the third year, spring, the first month, they established the Temple for the Founder. In the winter, the tenth month, on the day of the new moon, there was an eclipse of the sun.

In the fifth year, spring, the first month, the king heard of the virtue of Talhae and took his eldest daughter as his wife.

In the seventh year, autumn, the seventh month, he appointed Talhae as the Grand Assistant and entrusted him with the affairs of the military and the state.

In the eighth year, spring, there was a great drought.

In the eleventh year, the Japanese sent over a hundred naval vessels to plunder the households along the coast. The king mobilized the elite troops of the six departments to defend against them. Lelang, hearing that the capital was empty, came to attack Geumseong in great haste. At night,

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a shooting star fell into the thieves' camp. The crowd was afraid and retreated, camping above Gwolcheon, where they built twenty stone piles and left. One thousand troops from the six departments pursued them from the east of Mount Toham to Gwolcheon; seeing the stone piles, they realized the strength of the thieves and stopped.

In the thirteenth year, autumn, the seventh month, on the last day of the month, there was an eclipse of the sun.

In the fifteenth year, the capital city suffered a drought. In autumn, the seventh month, there were locusts, and the people were hungry. The king opened the granaries to provide relief.

In the sixteenth year, spring, the second month, a person of the Northern Myeong region was plowing the fields and discovered the seal of the King of Ye and presented it.

In the nineteenth year, there was a great epidemic, and many people died. In winter, the eleventh month, there was no ice.

In the twentieth year, in the autumn, the star Tai-bai Venus entered the Tai-wei enclosure.

In the twenty-first year, autumn, the ninth month, there were locusts. The king passed away and was buried at Saryeong.

Yuri Isageum ascended the throne; he was the son of Namhae. His mother was Lady Unje, his queen was...