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The city was captured by samurai forces under [[Konishi Yukinaga]] and [[Kato Kiyomasa|Katô Kiyomasa]] in [[1592]]/5, and much of it was destroyed. Jongmyo Shrine and [[Changdeokgung Palace]] were rebuilt by [[1608]]. A new palace, [[Gyeonghuigung Palace]], was completed in [[1620]].
The city was captured by samurai forces under [[Konishi Yukinaga]] and [[Kato Kiyomasa|Katô Kiyomasa]] in [[1592]]/5, and much of it was destroyed. Jongmyo Shrine and [[Changdeokgung Palace]] were rebuilt by [[1608]]. A new palace, [[Gyeonghuigung Palace]], was completed in [[1620]].
In the early modern period, there were eight main gates providing entry into Seoul's city walls.<ref name=brit>Gallery labels, "Seoul, West Gate," British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/22785964595/in/photostream/]</ref>
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>
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/>
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.