Gyeongguk daejeon

Gyeongguk daejeon (translated as the State Code[1] or the Grand Code for State Administration[2]) is a complete code of law[3] that comprises every law, acts, customs, ordinances released since the late Goryeo Dynasty to the early Joseon Dynasty. It had been a basis for over 500 years of Joseon Dynasty politics. Gyeongguk daejeon was promulgated in 1485, the 16th year of King Seongjong’s reign after the final edition was codified, based on the first complete code of laws, Gyeongje yukjeon (經濟六典, Six Codes of Governance[4]) and its implemented edition, Sokyukjeon (續六典, Amended Six Codes of Governance[5]) which were issued in the reign of the state founder, King Taejo.[6][7]

Gyeongguk daejeon
Hangul	경국대전
Hanja	經國大典
Revised Romanization	Gyeongguk daejeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏngguk taejŏn

See also

• Yukjo
• Joseon Dynasty politics
• History of Korea

Notes

1. Crewe, Jennifer (1996). Sources of Korean tradition. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 263. ISBN 9780231515313. OCLC 946043635.
2. Sŏn-hwa., Na (2006). Pottery : Korean traditional handicrafts. Cho, Yun-jŏng. Seoul, Korea: Ewha Womans University Press. p. 88. ISBN 8973006827. OCLC 145733593.
3. "경국대전(經國大典), Gyeonggukdaejeon" (in Korean and English). The Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
4. "경제육전(經濟六典), Gyeongje yukjeon" (in Korean and English). The Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
5. "경제육전속전(經濟六典續典), Gyeongje yukjeon sokjeon" (in Korean and English). The Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
6. 경국대전 (經國大典) (in Korean). Empas /EncyKorea. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
7. Han Hui-suk (韓嬉淑). 경국대전 (經國大典) (in Korean). Empas /Britannica. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

References

• Choi, Jai-Keun (2006). The Origin of the Roman Catholic Church in Korea. The Hermit Kingdom Press. ISBN 1-59689-064-9.
• Lee, Ki-Baik (1984). A New History of Korea. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-61575-1.
• Deuchler, Martina (1992). The Confucian Transformation of Korea: A Study of Society and Ideology. Harvard University Asia Center. ISBN 0-674-16089-4.