Sejong

Sejong the Great (15 Mey 1397 – 8 Apryle 1450, r. 1418–1450) wis the fowert king o Joseon. Born wi the faimily name Yi (이; 李), gien name Do (도; 祹), faimily oreegin Jeonju (전주; 全州), sobriquet Wonjung (원정; 元正). Posthumous name is Sejong (세종; 世宗). Posthumous title, abbreviatit, is JangHun Great King (장헌대왕; 莊憲大王), an offeecial title is Sejong Jangheon Yeongmun Yemu Inseong Myeonghyo Daewang (세종 장헌 영문 예무 인성 명효 대왕; 世宗 莊憲 英文 睿武 仁聖 明孝 大王). He wis the third son atween King Taejong an Queen-Consort Min. He wis designatit as heir-apparent, Grand Prince, efter his aulder brither Jae wis strippit o his title. He ascendit tae the throne in 1418. Durin the first fower years o his reign, Taejong govrened as regent, an this wis when his faither-in-law, Shim Ohn, an his close associates wur executit. Sejong reinforcit Confucian policies an executit major legal amendments (공법; 貢法). He owersaw the creation o Hangul an aw, encouragit advancements o scientific technology, an institutit mony ither efforts tae stabilize an impruive prosperity. He dispatched militar campaigns tae the north an instawed Samin Policy (사민정책; 徙民政策) tae attract new settlers tae the region. Tae the sooth, he subjugatit Japanese raiders an captured Tsushima Island. Durin his reign frae 1418 tae 1450, he govrened frae 1418 tae 1442 an govrened as regent wi his son Grand Prince MoonJong till his daith in 1450. Sejong is ane o anerly twa Korean rulers posthumously honored wi the appellation "the Great", the ither bein Gwanggaeto. Notes References Kim, Yung Sik. (1998). "Problems and Possibilities in the Study of the History of Korean Science," Osiris (2nd series, Volume 13, 1998): 48–79. Further readin King Sejong the Great: the Light of Fifteenth Century Korea, Young-Key Kim-Renaud, International Circle of Korean Linguistics, 1992, softcover, 119 pages, ISBN 1-882177-00-2 Kim-Renaud, Young-Key. 2000. Sejong's theory of literacy and writing. Studies in the Linguistic Sciences 30.1:13–46. Gale, James Scarth. History of the Korean People Annotated and introduction by Richard Rutt. Seoul: Royal Asiatic Society, 1972.. Freemit airtins Keeng Sejong's Confucian Humanism in the Early Choson Period Archived 2002-12-14 at the Wayback Machine Location o the fower forts an the sax posts Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine King Sejong featured on the 10000 Korean Wan banknote. Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine