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became overly crowded in the late 15th century, the national government tried to redevelop the
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number of former expanded to 21,835 while the latter hit only 22,094. This huge economic and social growth of
Seongjeosimni had drawn interest of national government around the late 18th century. So from 1751 to 1788, national government of Joseon realigned administrative divisions of Hanseong, to
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