Gyeongguk Daejeon

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Gyeongguk Daejeon is the comprehensive legal code that systematized the administrative, civil, and criminal laws of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea.

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Gyeongguk Daejeon canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Joseon dynasty law code ⓘ
legal code ⓘ
alternativeName National Code ⓘ
appliesTo Joseon Dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
codified bureaucratic hierarchy ⓘ
civil service regulations ⓘ
criminal offenses and penalties ⓘ
king’s authority and duties ⓘ
land and tax obligations ⓘ
compiledIn 15th century ⓘ
completedUnder Seongjong of Joseon ⓘ
completionYear 1485 ⓘ
contains administrative regulations ⓘ
land laws ⓘ
military regulations ⓘ
penal provisions ⓘ
procedural rules ⓘ
tax laws ⓘ
country Korea ⓘ
culturalSignificance foundation of Joseon governance ⓘ
effectiveFrom late 15th century ⓘ
effectiveUntil late 19th century ⓘ
governingSystem Confucian state ⓘ
hasSection Military (Byeongjo) laws ⓘ
Personnel (Ijo) laws ⓘ
Public Works (Gongjo) laws ⓘ
Punishments (Hyeongjo) laws ⓘ
Rites (Yejo) laws ⓘ
Taxation (Hojo) laws ⓘ
ideologicalBasis Neo-Confucianism ⓘ
influence later Korean legal codes ⓘ
influencedBy Goryeo dynasty legal traditions ⓘ
Ming dynasty law ⓘ
initialCompilationStart Sejo of Joseon ⓘ
initialCompilationStartYear 1460 ⓘ
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
legalDomain administrative law ⓘ
civil law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
legalStatus supreme code of Joseon ⓘ
organizedBy Yukjo (Six Ministries) ⓘ
linked to: Six Ministries
predecessor Gyeongje yukjeon ⓘ
Sokdaejeon ⓘ
preservedAs historical document ⓘ
recognizedAs important Korean legal heritage ⓘ
structure six ministries system ⓘ
usedFor judicial decisions ⓘ
local governance ⓘ
state administration ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joseon → legalCode → Gyeongguk Daejeon ⓘ
Kings of Joseon → legalSystem → Gyeongguk Daejeon ⓘ
subject linked to: kings of Joseon
King Seongjong of Joseon → implemented → Gyeongguk Daejeon ⓘ
subject linked to: King Seongjong
King of Joseon → legalBasis → Gyeongguk Daejeon ⓘ