It has been described that three palaces, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung, had been reduced to ashes before the Japanese army entered the castle and nuhi (a type of slave) welcomed the Japanese army as liberation forces and set fire to changnye won in which status ledgers for nuhi had been kept.
景福宮・昌徳宮・昌慶宮の三王宮は、日本軍の入城前にはすでに灰燼となっており、奴婢（ぬひ、奴隷の一種）は、日本軍を解放軍として迎え、奴婢の身分台帳を保管していた掌隷院に火を放った、とある。