Joseongyeongguk Hall

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1924

Category

Books & Records

Era

1457년(世祖 3) 以前 推定

Designated year

2016

Location

수원시, 경기도— 경기도 수원시 팔달구 창룡대로 21 (매향동, 수원화성박물관)

Coordinates

37.282675, 127.019002Kakao address conversion

Joseon gyeonggukjeon (Administrative Code of Joseon) is a book compiled in 1394 by Jeong Do-jeon (1342-1398), a noted scholar-official who played a key role in the foundation of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), as a basic tool of governance for the dynasty's early rulers. As its content is based on the ""six-ministry system"" established in the ancient ritual text, Jurye (The Rites of Zhou, or Zhouli), the book became a matrix for other books published later on, including Gyeongje yukjeon (Six Codes of Administration), Yukjeon deungnok (Six Code Register) and, most notably, Gyeongguk daejeon (National Code), which remained the basis for the politics of the dynasty for more than 500 years. As the only extant copy of the early Joseon edition, the book is regarded as a valuable resource for the study of book publishing and the legal codes of the dynasty in its early phase.

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