← Explore on the interactive map

Reforms under Joseon King Seongjong in the 1490s

Type Event Region Joseon Time 1490–1499

In the 1490s, late Seongjong and early Yeonsangun continued Confucian-based institutional reforms, though policy direction wavered after Seongjong's …

Timeline

  1. 1490–1493Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong · JoseonBalancing the meritorious old guard and the Sarim, Seongjong continued using the Gyeongguk Daejeon to refine the division of duties among the Six Ministries (Personnel, Taxation, Rites, War, Justice, Works), reforming the evaluation of provincial inspectors and local magistrates and strengthening central control over local administration.
  2. 1494Hanseong · JoseonSeongjong died in 1494, and Crown Prince Yi Yung ascended the throne as Yeonsangun. The succession became a turning point in Joseon politics of the 1490s, as the achievements of Seongjong's reforms faced the test of the new king's policy direction.
  3. 1491–1499Eight provinces of Joseon · JoseonThe civil service and local examination systems established under Seongjong continued in the 1490s, expanding channels for Sarim participation in governance through classical learning, and together with the official and selection regulations recorded in the Gyeongguk Daejeon, forming the basis of civil officialdom in mid-Joseon.

Sources