The most noteworthy characteristic of "The History of Goryeo" is that the history of the Goryeo kings is written as a 'history of a lordly family', invoking feudal terminology and a vassal connotation, rather than as an 'imperial chronicle' which would claim Son of Heaven (i.e. Imperial) status for them.
『高麗史』の最大の特徴は、歴代の高麗王の記述が天子を意味する「本紀」ではなく、諸侯の歴史をさす「世家」となっていることである。