Sejong the Great

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Sejong the Great was a revered 15th-century Korean king of the Joseon Dynasty, best known for his sweeping cultural and scientific reforms that laid the foundations of Korea’s written and intellectual tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confucian ruler ⓘ
Korean monarch ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
king of Joseon ⓘ
aimedTo improve literacy among commoners ⓘ
alsoKnownAs King Sejong ⓘ
linked to: Sejong the Great

Sejong Daewang ⓘ
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Sejong of Joseon ⓘ
linked to: Sejong the Great
birthDate 1397-05-15 ⓘ
birthName Yi Do ⓘ
birthPlace Han Yang ⓘ
linked to: Hanyang

Seoul ⓘ
commissioned astronomical instruments ⓘ
rain gauges ⓘ
sundials ⓘ
water clocks ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Joseon ⓘ
created Hunminjeongeum ⓘ
deathDate 1450-03-30 ⓘ
deathPlace Han Yang ⓘ
linked to: Hanyang

Seoul ⓘ
dynasty Joseon Dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Joseon
era 15th century ⓘ
father Taejong of Joseon ⓘ
house House of Yi ⓘ
implemented land taxation reforms ⓘ
languagePolicy promotion of Korean language literacy ⓘ
legacy foundational figure in Korean written tradition ⓘ
symbol of Korean cultural identity ⓘ
mother Queen Wongyeong ⓘ
nationality Korean ⓘ
notableFor creation of Hangul ⓘ
legal and administrative reforms ⓘ
linguistic reform ⓘ
promotion of Confucianism ⓘ
scientific innovation ⓘ
patronOf Hall of Worthies ⓘ
Jiphyeonjeon ⓘ
positionHeld King of Joseon ⓘ
posthumousName Sejong ⓘ
linked to: Sejong the Great
predecessor Taejong of Joseon ⓘ
promoted agricultural technology ⓘ
astronomical research ⓘ
meteorological observation ⓘ
reignEnd 1450 ⓘ
reignStart 1418 ⓘ
religion Neo-Confucianism ⓘ
spouse Queen Soheon ⓘ
successor Munjong of Joseon ⓘ
title The Great ⓘ

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