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King Sejong

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Learning from King Sejong the Great

President Yoon must make his remaining time in office worthwhile by learning from King Sejong indrawing up policies and making decisions.

2024.5.29

Seoul city workers clean statue of King Sejong

Seoul city workers clean the dust off of the statue of King Sejong in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, on Tuesday morning. Due to the recent yellow and fine dust sweeping the country, the cleaning procedure was carried out in four stages.

2024.4.16

Great ruler remembered on Hangul Day (KOR)

As we celebrate Hangul Day on Oct. 9, I cherish the wise king whose many accomplishments have been overshadowed by his invention of the great Korean alphabet in 1446.

2023.10.6

Great ruler remembered on Hangul Day

As we celebrate Hangul Day on Oct. 9, I cherish the wise king whose many accomplishments have been overshadowed by his invention of the great Korean alphabet in 1446.

2023.10.5

Liuthanian students pose with their Korean language teacher Lee Jun-eon in a beginner-level Korean language program of the King Sejong Institute at Mykolas Romeris University on Feb. 7. [ESTHER CHUNG]

Lithuanian students take their love for K-culture to the classroom

The sun had set an hour earlier in Vilnius, but the day was far from over for a group of students huddled in a brightly lit classroom at Mykolas Romeris University in Lithuania on Feb. 7. They sat with a united purpose: to learn the language…

2023.2.15

Be there or be square

A worker with a water jet cleans the statue of King Sejong the Great on Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Monday. Behind the statue, construction of the extended square is seen.

2022.7.18

Sejong's hangul

People gather in front of the statue of King Sejong at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to mark the 575th Hangul Day on Saturday, during a long weekend which runs through Monday.

2021.10.10

Volumes 20, left, and 21 of ″Seokbosangjeol″ on display at the National Museum of Korea to mark this year's Hangul Day on Oct. 9. The manuscripts are part of former chairman of Samsung Group Lee Kun-hee's collection donated to the museum. [NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA]

National museum marks Hangul Day with exhibit of Buddhist manuscripts

The Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) was a strong Confucian kingdom. The Confucian scholar-officials severely persecuted other religions such as Buddhism and Catholicism. In such a period, Queen Soheon (1395-1446), who was King Sejong’s ...

2021.10.10

The cover of the English edition of Joe Menosky's 'King Sejong the Great.' [FIT BOOK]

U.S. author takes on Korean icon in 'King Sejong the Great'

Koreans just can't get enough of King Sejong the Great (1397-1450). Among the 27 kings who reigned during Korea’s Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), King Sejong is one of the most respected figures. His statue is erected in ...

2021.1.17

A once-nameless antique finally returns home to tell the right time

King Sejong the Great (1397-1450) earned his name, leaving a litany of legacies that still benefit Koreans to this day. During his reign as the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), he promoted cultural, economic and scientific research ...

2020.11.18

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