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The court ordered the dredging of the Chonggyecheon Stream in [[1760]].

The court ordered the dredging of the Chonggyecheon Stream in [[1760]].

A Japanese legation was established in the city in [[1880]].<ref>Robert Hellyer, ''Defining Engagement'', Harvard University Press (2009), 245.</ref> Electric streetcar routes were built through the city around this time, including rails running through some of the city gates.<ref name=brit/>

A Japanese legation was established in the city in [[1880]].<ref>Robert Hellyer, ''Defining Engagement'', Harvard University Press (2009), 245.</ref> Electric streetcar routes were built through the city around this time, including rails running through some of the city gates.<ref name=brit/> By around 1900, there were roughly 300 Westerners living in Seoul.

Seoul was renamed Keijô (K: ''Gyeongseong'') by the Japanese during the [[Colonial Korea|colonial period]], from [[1910]] to 1945.

Seoul was renamed Keijô (K: ''Gyeongseong'') by the Japanese during the [[Colonial Korea|colonial period]], from [[1910]] to 1945.

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[[Category:Cities and Towns]]

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