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Sok daejeon compiled

Yeongjo issued the Sok daejeon, a supplement gathering the laws enacted since the Gyeongguk daejeon; it was followed by Jeongjo’s Daejeon tongpyeon and the Daejeon hoetong of 1865.

Preface of the Sok daejeon, the law code issued by King Yeongjo in 1746 (Bibliothèque nationale de France)
Preface of the Sok daejeon, the law code issued by King Yeongjo in 1746 (Bibliothèque nationale de France)

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It consolidated and updated two centuries of laws passed since the Gyeongguk daejeon. Yeongjo also abolished cruel punishments, restored the petition drum, introduced the Gyunyeok law and dredged the Cheonggyecheon (1760).

The code line runs Gyeongguk daejeon (Seongjong) → Sok daejeon (Yeongjo, 1746) → Daejeon tongpyeon (Jeongjo, 1785) → Daejeon hoetong (Gojong, 1865).

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States and rulers at the time
Joseon — Yeongjo

People

  • Yeongjo1694 – 1776

    leader · Twenty-first king of Joseon, known for his impartiality policy and tax reform, and for the death of his son

Before and after

Earlier
1742 Tangpyeong stele
Later
1750 Blue-and-white Porcelain