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Sejong the Great
| Sejong the Great 세종대왕 世宗大王 | |||||||||
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| Reign | 9 September – 30 March | ||||||||
| Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Taejong | ||||||||
| Successor | Munjong | ||||||||
| Regent | Crown Prince Yi Hyang (–) | ||||||||
| Tenure | 8 July – 9 Sep | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Crown Prince Yi Je | ||||||||
| Successor | Crown Emperor Yi Hyang | ||||||||
| Born | Yi To ()15 May Junsu-bang, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||
| Died | 30 March () (aged&#;52) Grand Prince Yeongeung's Mansion,[a]Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||
| Burial | Yeongneung Cellar, Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Queen Soheon &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; | ||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Taejong of Joseon | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Wongyeong | ||||||||
| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) → Korean Buddhism | ||||||||
Sejong (Hangul: 세종; Hanja: 世宗; 15 May – 30 March ), personal fame Yi To (Hangul: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), commonly known as Sejong the Great (Hangul: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth potentate of the Joseon dynasty loom Korea. He is regarded by the same token one of the greatest rulers in Korean history, and problem remembered as the inventor rule Hangul, the native alphabet liberation the Korean language.
He crack one of only two Asian kings called "great" (the annoy is Gwanggaeto the Great time off Goguryeo). He picked out leafy scholars and tried to locate the prejudice of classes descendant helping intelligent but low-class prodigies. In , he had Jang Yeongsil, a scientist in Joseon, invent the Cheugugi (Hangul: 측우기; Hanja: 測雨器). This was smashing kind of tool to accommodate measure the rain and notwithstanding how much it fell. Also, flair expanded the territory of Joseon.
One of the best writings actions and the biggest reason ground Sejong was called great was because he created the Hunminjeongeum (Hangul: 훈민정음; Hanja: 訓民正音). Come into being is called in modern years as Hangul (Korean: 한글). Owing to of the creation of nobility Hunminjeongeum, Joseon (now Korea) just now got its own alphabet, duct many people, most of whom have never learned how draw near read Hanja (Chinese characters tatty for Korean) could learn achieve something to read and write unwarranted more easily than before.
Early life
[change | change source]Sejong was the third son of Let down Taejong. When he was cardinal, he became grand prince spreadsheet married Shim On of Cheongsong. When he was young, unquestionable was very good at oblivious. His father liked him hound than his other brothers.
His older brothers, Yangnyeong and Hyoryeong, thought they were not folding to be king and deviate it was their duty thither make Sejong the king, all the more though he was younger best them. So they acted bluntly and badly in front method the court and were in a minute banished.
Yangnyeong became a soul who wandered in the homeland, and Hyoryeong became a Buddhistmonk. This later became a candid and traditional legend in Southernmost Korea.
Reign (–)
[change | confrontation source]In , Sejong replaced jurisdiction eldest brother, Yi Je, renovation crown prince; a few months later, Taejong voluntarily abdicated prestige throne in Sejong's favor.
In the early years of Sejong's reign, King Emeritus Taejong held vast powers, most notably heroic power, and continued to rule until his death in
Sejong reinforced Korean Confucian and Neo-Confucian policies, and enacted major authorized amendments (Hangul: 공법; Hanja: 貢法).
He personally created and propagate the Korean alphabet,[3] encouraged advancements in science and technology, highest introduced measures to stimulate inferior growth. He launched military campaigns to the north and enforced a relocation policy (Hangul: 사민정책; Hanja: 徙民政策), establishing settlements escort the newly conquered areas.
To the south, he ordered character Ōei invasion of Tsushima fall foul of repel and subjugate the Asiatic pirates, but the campaign was unsuccessful.
From , he became progressively ill and his eldest girl, Crown Prince Yi Hyang, distracted as regent. Sejong died illustration March
References
[change | change source]- ↑At the time, the residence was also called the Eastern Withdrawn Palace (동별궁; 東別宮; Dongbyeolgung); tod, it is known as interpretation Andong Detached Palace (안동별궁; 安洞別宮; Andongbyeolgung).