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    Sejong (Korean: 세종; Hanja: 世宗; 10 April 1397 – 17 February 1450), personal name Yi Do (이도; 李祹), commonly known as Sejong the Great (세종대왕; 世宗大王), was the...
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    The Sejong the Great-class destroyers (Sejongdaewang-Geup Guchukam or Hangul: 세종대왕급 구축함, Hanja: 世宗大王級驅逐艦), also known as KDX-III, are three guided-missile...
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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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    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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    ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG-991) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyer built for the Republic of Korea Navy. She was the first Aegis-built...
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  • Founded as the Kyung Sung Humanities Institute, it was renamed in 1978 to its present name in honor of Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty...
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    Sejongno (redirect from Sejong-ro)
    also known as Sejong-daero, is a street that runs through Jongno-gu in downtown Seoul. It is named after King Sejong the Great of Joseon. The street is 600...
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    Joseon (redirect from Great Joseon State)
    such success, Sejong was given the title "Sejong the Great". The most remembered contribution of King Sejong is the creation of Hangul, the Korean alphabet...
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  • KDDX-class destroyer (category Destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy)
    lighter than Sejong the Great-class destroyers, but with more advanced sensors and stealth characteristics and lower operating costs. The ships will have...
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    century Korean monarch, Sejong the Great, the fourth king of Joseon dynasty and one of Korea's most famous historical figures. The statue is considered one...
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  • encourages learning of the Korean language around the world. It was founded in 2007. Its name refers to Sejong the Great, the inventor of the Korean alphabet...
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    introduced the principle of the creation and usage of the Hunminjeongeum. Hunminjeongeum was commissioned and supervised by Sejong the Great based on a...
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    was the third 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...
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  • (이향; 李珦), was the fifth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. As the eldest son of Sejong the Great and Queen Soheon, he succeeded to the throne in 1450...
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    Records of the Joseon Dynasty. (King Sejong Year 06, Month 10, Day 07, Entry 3) "종실녀의 관제를 정하다". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty. (King Sejong Year 22...
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    Hyunmoo-3 (category Military equipment introduced in the 2000s)
    is unrelated to the SSM-700K Haeseong missile design.  South Korea Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer (KDX-II) Sejong the Great-class destroyer (KDX-III)...
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  • 24 July 2019. Set in the early Joseon Dynasty, it depicts Sejong the Great and Shinmi as main characters in creating Hangul. The film was directed by...
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    used in the Sejong the Great-class destroyer, KSS-III submarine, and is scheduled to be added to the Daegu-class frigate. The K-VLS can deploy the Cheongung...
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    CVX-class aircraft carrier (category Amphibious warfare vessels of the Republic of Korea Navy)
    process begun in 2001. Thus far the program has consisted of the Dokdo-class amphibious assault ships, the Sejong the Great class (KDX-III), Chungmugong...
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    than the corresponding Hanja characters. Although a phonetic Hangul (also known as Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea) had been promulgated by Sejong the Great in...
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    The South Korean won (Symbol: ₩; Code: KRW; Korean: 대한민국 원) is the official currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary...
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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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    Suyang (수양대군; 首陽大君), was the seventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danjong, against...
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    in service as of the early 2020s it includes the Type 055, the Sejong the Great from South Korea, the Atago and Maya from Japan and the Ticonderoga and...
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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 Worthies...
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  • Korean Destroyer eXperimental (category Destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy)
    Destroyer eXperimental) is a substantial shipbuilding program embarked on by the Republic of Korea Navy. It is a three-phased program consisting of three...
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  • December 1443 CE by the Joseon-era king Sejong the Great. Unlike the North Korean standard language (문화어, Munhwaŏ), the South Korean standard language includes...
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    Seong-gye established the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897) after a coup d'état that overthrew the Goryeo dynasty in 1388. King Sejong the Great (1418–1450) implemented...
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    Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate (category Frigates of the Spanish Navy)
    class, Korean Sejong the Great class, Australian Hobart class, and the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen class also use the Aegis system. The Álvaro de Bazán-class...
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    Hangul (category Writing systems introduced in the 15th century)
    alphabet as it combines the features of alphabetic and syllabic writing systems. Hangul was created in 1443 CE by King Sejong the Great in an attempt to increase...
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