Six Ministries of Joseon

The ministries system of Joseon was similar in outline to that of the preceding Goryeo, but in practice, it had a big difference. While in Goryeo the king was supposed to hold the ultimate authority, in Joseon, the scholar-officials had greater control. As such, the ministries had more power under Joseon and their importance grew as the dynasty wore on.^[1]

In December 1895, following the First Sino-Japanese War and as a part of the Gabo Reform, a cabinet of seven ministries was modeled after the Japanese one, which had been established only ten years earlier.^{[citation needed]}

• Politics of Joseon
• History of Korea
• Six Ministries of the Nguyễn dynasty
• Three Departments and Six Ministries — the original Chinese model; only the six ministries was retained in a similar format
• Cabinet of North Korea
• State Council (South Korea)