Chungnyeong (충녕대군; 忠寧大君), he was the third son of King Taejong and Queen Wongyeong. In 1418, Sejong replaced his eldest brother, Yi Je, as crown prince;...
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The Great King, Sejong (Korean: 대왕 세종; Hanja: 大王世宗; RR: Daewang Sejong; MR: Taewang Sejong; lit. Great King Sejong) is a 2008 South Korean historical television...
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The King Sejong Station (Korean: 세종과학기지) is a research station for the Korea Antarctic Research Program that is named after King Sejong the Great of Joseon...
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The King Sejong Institute (Korean: 세종학당; RR: Sejong Hakdang) is a foundation established by the South Korean government that encourages learning of the...
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Sejong or Sejong City (Korean: [seːdʑoŋ] ; Korean: 세종; Hanja: 世宗), officially the Sejong Special Self-Governing City (세종특별자치시; 世宗特別自治市), is a special self-governing...
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Statue of King Sejong (Korean: 세종대왕 동상) is located at the Sejongno, Gwanghwamun Plaza in Downtown Seoul, South Korea. It is dedicated to the 15th century...
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class destroyers will be referred to as Sejong the Great. Sejong the Great (Hangul: 세종대왕) is the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He is credited...
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Korean language (section King Sejong Institute)
However, most of the population was illiterate. In the 15th century King Sejong the Great personally developed an alphabetic featural writing system...
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name in honor of Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty and overseer of the creation of the Korean alphabet Hangul. Sejong University has...
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Reign of King Sejong". The Review of Korean Studies. 9 (3): 133–152. Yeon, Jaehoon (2010). "Was the Korean alphabet a sole invention of King Sejong?". Journal...
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Sejo of Joseon (redirect from King Sejo)
of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danjong, against whom he led a coup d'état in 1453. Born...
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alphabetic and syllabic writing systems. Hangul was created in 1443 CE by King Sejong the Great in an attempt to increase literacy by serving as a complement...
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Joseon (section Sejong the Great)
engineering. Because of such success, Sejong was given the title "Sejong the Great". The most remembered contribution of King Sejong is the creation of Hangul, the...
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during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). Although Jang was born a peasant, King Sejong allowed Jang to work at the royal palace. Jang's inventions, such as...
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stated in Book 113 of The Annals of King Sejong (Sejongsillok) on the 9th month and the 28th year of reign of King Sejong and at the end of An Illustrated...
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grossed US$6,454,970 worldwide. In the mid-15th century C.E., the king of Korea, Sejong the Great wants to create a simple writing system so the general...
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institute set up by Sejong the Great of the Korean Joseon Dynasty in March 1420. Set up during the beginning of his reign, King Sejong staffed the Hall of...
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to the wife and queen consort of Yi Do, King Sejong and the mother of Yi Hyang, King Munjong and Yi Yu, King Sejo. She was queen consort of Joseon and...
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Records of the Joseon Dynasty King SejongVol.4 July 3 [1] "朝鮮王朝実録世宗4卷1年7月9日" Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty King SejongVol.4 July 9 [2] "세종 4권, 1년(1419...
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The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize (Korean, Hangeul : 유네스코 세종대왕 문해상) is an annual prize awarded to three institutions, organizations or individuals...
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the reign of King Taejong and King Sejong the Great. It was severely damaged by fire in 1553, and its costly restoration, ordered by King Myeongjong, was...
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Ministries; and features statues of Admiral Yi Sun-sin of Joseon Dynasty and King Sejong the Great of Joseon. The area of Gwanghwamun Square has a long history...
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Taejong of Joseon (redirect from King Taejong of Joseon)
monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. He was the fifth son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending...
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native script of Korea. It was created in the mid fifteenth century by King Sejong, as both a complement and an alternative to the logographic Sino-Korean...
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Deep Rooted Tree (category Sejong the Great)
his reign, King Sejong inevitably causes the death of his in-laws and their slaves in an attempt to save them from his brutal father, King Taejong, mainly...
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proclamation of Hangul (한글), the Korean alphabet, by the 15th-century Korean king Sejong the Great. It is observed on October 9 in South Korea and January 15th...
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western architectural designs. The name "Sejong" is from the 4th ruling king of the Joseon Dynasty, Sejong the Great. On 23 September 2012, the Seoul...
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Jang Yeong-sil developed Korea's first automatic water clock, which King Sejong adapted as Korea's standard timekeeper. It is likely that Koreans used...
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Sejong most commonly refers to: Sejong the Great, the fourth king of Joseon Sejong City, a planned city in South Korea Sejong may also refer to: Sejongno...
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