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Joseon dynasty administrative system

Type Object Region Korean Peninsula Time 1392–1897

The Joseon dynasty (1392–1897) built a central administration on Confucian governance, centered on the Six Ministries and the State Council, maturing…

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  1. 1392–1399Gaeseong · Goryeo/JoseonKing Taejo Yi Seong-gye founded the Joseon dynasty, establishing the State Council and the Six Ministries (Personnel, Revenue, Rites, War, Justice, Works), and with the prototype of the Gyeongguk Daejeon established centralization and the division of labor between the yangban nobility, replacing the old Goryeo system.
  2. 1401–1410Hanseong · Joseon dynastyKing Taejong Yi Bang-won strengthened royal authority, abolished private armies in the provinces, reformed personnel and supervision in the Six Ministries, pursued the diplomacy of serving the great and befriending neighbors, and perfected household registration and tax-labor management; by the early 15th century the administrative system had stabilized.
  3. 1485Hanseong · Joseon dynastyThe court of King Seongjo compiled the Gyeongguk Daejeon, codifying the institutions of the Six Ministries, the State Council, local inspectors, and the hyeongeok system, which became the fundamental legal source for Joseon's later administrative operations.

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