帝王韵记

《帝王韵记》是高丽史家李承休于1287年（高丽末－朝鲜初期）撰写的乐府体汉文咏史诗，范围由檀君至高丽忠烈王为止。《帝王韵记》以七言诗的形式写成，上卷写中国历史，下卷写韩国历史，表现了中韩两国在文化、历史方面的差异。。全诗共2370句，16590字。

The Chewang un'gi (Songs of Emperors and Kings) is a historical poem composed by Yi Sŭnghyu (이승휴; 李承休) in 1287, in the late Goryeo period. Comprising two volumes, it depicts the history of Korea from Dangun to King Chungnyeol, and is the second-oldest text recounting the legend of Dangun. The title is sometimes alternatively translated Rhymed Chronicles of Emperors and Kings.

Yi composed the text after retiring from government service to the Cheoneunsa monastery on Duta-san mountain in Samcheok, in present-day Gangwon province.

The Chewang un'gi is considered important as it is the first history book to record the history of Balhae as Korean history, and has been cited by both North and South Korean scholars. According to Myungkyung University Professor Lee Sooyoung, Yi was motivated to write the Jewangungi due to both the internal political turmoil of the Goryeo court as well as the Yuan dynasty's interference in Goryeo politics during Goryeo under Mongol rule.

The first edition of the work was printed in 1295–1296 in Jinju, while Yi was still alive. Both extant texts, however, are from a revised woodcut edition printed in 1360 in Gyeongju. On April 1, 1965, the version kept in Uiwang was designated South Korean National Treasure No. 418. Another version, held at the Samseong Museum of Publishing in Seoul, was designated National Treasure No. 1091 in 1991.

Structure

The Chewang un'gi consists of two volumes, both written in seven-character verse; the first deals with the history of China from the earliest years to the Jin dynasty (1115–1234), and the second covers Korean history from Dangun to King Chungnyeol. The second volume is divided into two parts, the first covering Korean history from Gojoseon to the Later Three Kingdoms period in 264 lines of seven-character verse, and second covering the Goryeo dynasty in five-character verse.