Administrative Reforms of Joseon King Taejong, Yi Bang-won

Timeline

1. 1401Gaeseong · JoseonAfter consolidating the throne, Taejong Yi Bang-won adjusted central institutions by reference to Ming institutions, establishing an administrative framework in which the Six Ministries handled personnel, taxation, rites, war, justice, and works affairs, weakening powerful families' grip on government.
2. 1402–1403Korean Peninsula · Korean PeninsulaThe reforms redrew the jurisdiction of the eight provinces nationwide, standardized household registration and military service conscription, brought local powerful families into the state household system, and enhanced central control over local finances and manpower.
3. 1404Hanseong · South KoreaIn 1404 the capital was moved to Hanseong (present-day Seoul), placing the political center in a newly built royal palace; together with the earlier governmental and local reforms, this formed a more centralized royal-bureaucratic governance system, marking the stable implementation phase of Taejong's reforms.