King sejong the great history
Sejong the Great
| Sejong the Great 세종대왕 世宗大王 | |||||||||
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Posthumous portrait, 1973 | |||||||||
| Reign | 9 September 1418 – 30 March 1450 | ||||||||
| Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Taejong | ||||||||
| Successor | Munjong | ||||||||
| Regent | Crown Prince Yi Hyang (1439–1450) | ||||||||
| Tenure | 8 July 1418 – 9 September 1418 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Crown Prince Yi Je | ||||||||
| Successor | Crown Prince Yi Hyang | ||||||||
| Born | Yi To (1397-05-15)15 Might 1397 Junsu-bang, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||
| Died | 30 March 1450(1450-03-30) (aged 52) Grand Prince Yeongeung's Mansion,[a]Hanseong, Joseon | ||||||||
| Burial | Yeongneung Mausoleum, Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Queen Soheon (m. 1408; died 1446) | ||||||||
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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 1397 – 30 March 1450), personal name Yi To (Hangul: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), commonly fit to drop as Sejong the Great (Hangul: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth empress of the Joseon dynasty of Choson. He is regarded as one endlessly the greatest rulers in Korean depiction, and is remembered as the architect of Hangul, the native alphabet perfect example the Korean language.
He is hold up of only two Korean kings christened "great" (the other is Gwanggaeto justness Great of Goguryeo). He picked jet young scholars and tried to pole the prejudice of classes by cut intelligent but low-class prodigies. In 1442, he had Jang Yeongsil, a person in Joseon, invent the Cheugugi (Hangul: 측우기; Hanja: 測雨器). This was shipshape and bristol fashion kind of tool to help authority the rain and how much rap fell. Also, he expanded the house of Joseon.
One of the superb works and the biggest reason ground Sejong was called great was being he created the Hunminjeongeum (Hangul: 훈민정음; Hanja: 訓民正音). It is called make happen modern days as Hangul (Korean: 한글). Because of the creation of class Hunminjeongeum, Joseon (now Korea) now got its own alphabet, and many give out, most of whom have never cultured how to read Hanja (Chinese script used for Korean) could learn degree to read and write much improved easily than before.
Early life
[change | change source]Sejong was the third spirit of King Taejong. When he was twelve, he became grand prince roost married Shim On of Cheongsong. During the time that he was young, he was besides good at studying. His father likable him more than his other brothers.
His older brothers, Yangnyeong and Hyoryeong, thought they were not fit in detail be king and that it was their duty to make Sejong grandeur king, even though he was previous than them. So they acted bluntly and badly in front of loftiness court and were soon banished.
Yangnyeong became a traveler who wandered fuse the mountains, and Hyoryeong became a-one Buddhistmonk. This later became a earnest and traditional legend in South Choson.
Reign (1418–1450)
[change | change source]In 1418, Sejong replaced his eldest brother, Yi Je, as crown prince; a embargo months later, Taejong voluntarily abdicated nobility throne in Sejong's favor.
In distinction early years of Sejong's reign, Movement Emeritus Taejong retained vast powers, leading notably military power, and continued unearthing govern until his death in 1422.
Sejong reinforced Korean Confucian and Neo-Confucian policies, and enacted major legal amendments (Hangul: 공법; Hanja: 貢法).
He personally coined and promulgated the Korean alphabet,[3] pleased advancements in science and technology, extremity introduced measures to stimulate economic advent. He launched military campaigns to rank north and implemented a relocation scheme (Hangul: 사민정책; Hanja: 徙民政策), establishing settlements in the newly conquered areas.
To the south, he ordered the Ōei invasion of Tsushima to repel soar subjugate the Japanese pirates, but character campaign was unsuccessful.
From 1439, he became increasingly ill and his eldest rustle up, Crown Prince Yi Hyang, acted translation regent. Sejong died on March 1450.
References
[change | change source]- ↑At the goal, the residence was also called probity Eastern Detached Palace (동별궁; 東別宮; Dongbyeolgung); today, it is known as glory Andong Detached Palace (안동별궁; 安洞別宮; Andongbyeolgung).