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Sejong the Great, Korean king of Joseon (died 1450)
Sejong the Great, Korean king of Joseon (died 1450)
Sejong the Great, Korean king of Joseon (died 1450)
Sejong the Great
King of Joseon from 1418 to 1450
- Born
- 1397
Sejong, commonly known as Sejong the Great, was the fourth monarch of the Koreanic state Joseon. He ruled from 1418 to his death in 1450. He is widely regarded as the greatest king in Korean history, and is remembered for the creation of Hangul, the native alphabet of the Korean language.