Revision of the Joseon Gyeongguk Daejeon

Timeline

1. 1460Office for the Deliberation of the Six Codes, Hanyang · Joseon dynastyUnder the leadership of Choi Hang, Kim Guk-gwang, Han Gye-hui, and others, the Office for the Deliberation of the Six Codes completed the Code on Taxation and its transcribed copy, titled Gyeongguk Daejeon Hojeon, laying the foundation for fiscal and economic legislation.
2. 1461–1466Hanyang · Joseon dynastyThe Code on Punishments was completed and promulgated in 1461; by 1466 the Codes on Officials, Rites, Military, and Works had been completed in succession, and the whole work was titled Gyeongguk Daejeon, though Sejo prudently deferred its full promulgation.
3. 1468–1469Hanyang · Joseon dynastyIn 1468 Sejo decided to implement the revised Codes on Taxation and Punishments from New Year's Day 1469; after King Danjong's accession the deliberations continued with promulgation planned for 1470, but this was not carried out due to Danjong's early death, and the work was finally completed under King Seongjong.