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Gwanghaegun's Reforms

Type Event Region Joseon Time 1608–1610

During King Gwanghaegun Yi Hon's reign (1608–1623), a series of pragmatic reforms were carried out: neutral diplomacy, fiscal and corvée rectificatio…

Timeline

  1. 1608–1609Hanseong · JoseonAfter acceding to the throne, Gwanghaegun rectified court affairs, weakened the influence of royal in-laws and particular factions, and concentrated royal power to implement subsequent reforms.
  2. 1609–1610Northern border of the Korean Peninsula · JoseonFacing the rise of Later Jin and Ming's decline, Gwanghaegun adopted pragmatic neutral diplomacy, permitting border trade with Jurchen tribes to obtain horses and other strategic goods while maintaining nominal tributary relations with Ming.
  3. 1609–1610All of Joseon · JoseonPostwar fiscal deficits were rectified; land-tax and military-service levies were adjusted to lighten burdens on some households, and land and population were re-surveyed to strengthen the treasury and military.

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