Show HN: 500 years of Joseon court omens as an observability dashboard
The Joseon court recorded various natural phenomena as omens to determine the Mandate of Heaven. These records include eclipses, comets, droughts, floods, and tiger incursions, which were seen as signs of Heaven's approval or disapproval. The records have been compiled into an observability dashboard, providing a unique perspective on the dynasty's history.
- ▪The Joseon court recorded natural phenomena for 500 years.
- ▪The records include eclipses, comets, droughts, floods, and tiger incursions.
- ▪The dashboard is based on real records from the 朝鮮王朝實錄.
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The Joseon court — the dynasty that ruled Korea for five centuries (1392–1897) — watched and recorded eclipses, comets, droughts, floods, and tiger incursions as signs bearing on the Mandate of Heaven: Heaven's read on whether the dynasty should stand. This console logs those readings as operational telemetry — every entry a real record from the 朝鮮王朝實錄.
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