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''Kyŏngguk taejŏn'' (), name translated as the ''State Code'' or the ''National Code'', is a
''Kyŏngguk taejŏn'' (), name translated as the ''State Code'' or the ''National Code'', is a code of law
A code of law, also called a law code or legal code, is a systematic collection of statutes. It is a type of legislation that purports to exhaustively cover a complete system of laws or a particular area of law as it existed at the time the co ...
that comprises all the laws, customs and decrees of the late Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
to early Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
periods in Korea. Sorted according to the relevant ministries ( Yukyo), it had been a basis for over 500 years of Joseon politics.
The previous code of law was the ''Kyŏngje yukchŏn'' (; ''Six Codes of Governance'') and its revised edition, ''Sogyukchŏn'' (, ''Amended Six Codes of Governance'') which were issued during the reign of the state founder, King Taejo.
The code was commissioned in 1458 by King Sejo. In 1467 (Sejo 13), the compilation of the entire book was finished and named ''Kyŏngguk taejŏn'', but repeated revisions and supplements delayed the final publication. When Seongjong was crowned, a first revision began to be implemented in 1471 and is named ''Sinmyo taejŏn'' (). It was then revised in 1474 and therefore named the ''Gabo taejŏn'' (). A third version, the ''Eulsa taejŏn'' (), was released in 1485 (Seongjong 32), and was registered as the final version.
The existing edition is a reprint from 1613 which has been preserved in the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies.
See also
* Yukjo *Joseon dynasty politics
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
*History of Korea
The Lower Paleolithic era on the Korean Peninsula and in Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago.
Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825.
The earl ...
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