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"Why is King Sejong called "the great"? Rank his achievements according to their significance for the development of early Choson culture.
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Edoardo Giglio Dr.Hoare ID: 120093 HISTORY & CULTURE OF KOREA TO THE LATE 19TH CENTURY - "Why is King Sejong called "the great"? Rank his achievements according to their significance for the development of early Choson culture. King Sejong "the Great" is regarded as the most enlightened king in Korean history. He was born in 1397, and ascended the throne in 1418 at the age of 21 as the fourth king of the Choson dynasty. During his 32-year reign, King Sejong energetically promoted learning. Indeed, the Neo-Confucian state of Choson held an almost religious belief that the ideals of Neo-Confucianism could be realised only through education. Thus, from its very beginning, the Choson dynasty set up a well-planned nationwide school system to offer (Confucian) education to qualified students. However, it was the very King Sejong who, almost single-handedly, enacted a series of cultural measures which would surpass any previous...
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