Sejong “El Grande”, El creador del Alfabeto Coreano (Hangul), El Popular Rey de Joseon.

Sejong “El Grande”, El creador del Alfabeto Coreano (Hangul), El Popular Rey de Joseon.

Hello to all history lovers and curious, welcome to my channel, today I bring you the life of Sejong “The Great”, he is one of the most notable and important rulers in Korean history, going down in history for creating the Hangul, that is, the Korean alphabet,

In addition to giving its people a series of advances in the field of science, education and health, thus establishing the foundations for Korea to have its own cultural independence and move away from the influence China. This biography was made

At the request of Guido, Isabella Polo, Santiago de Jesús Gallo, Gaby Libeth Lasteros and Andrianisto. Yi Do was born on May 15, 1387 in the town of Hansung in the kingdom of Joseon, currently in Seoul, South Korea. He was the son of King Taejong of Joseon and Queen Wongyeon. His father had

Numerous children with different consorts and concubines, with Sejong being the sixth of his male children. At birth, he was given the name Do, but during his childhood he would be called by the name Makdong. It is known that from a very early age, Sejong was interested in reading

And expanding his knowledge, and it was very common to always see him with a book in his hands. In fact, it is said that his obsession with reading was such that the boy forced He looked too much when he was tired, something that caused him eye problems. He also spent

Entire days reading, something that caused him not to eat or rest well, for this reason his father ordered all his books to be hidden from him. In the year 1408, the boy was named Grand Prince of Chungnyeong and would be married to a girl named Lady Sim, who was the daughter

Of a high palace official, later becoming known as Queen Soheon. Despite having been the sixth male child of his father the king, Sejong would end up becoming the third of his offspring, because three of his older brothers had died shortly after birth and

He only had two older male brothers left. His older brother, Grand Prince Yangnyeong was the heir apparent of the kingdom of Joseon as he was the eldest of King Taejong’s sons, but he was a rather carefree and free-spirited young man, for this reason, his father decided

To recognize Sejong as the new heir of the kingdom in the year 1418, considering him the most qualified of his male children to one day assume the governorship of Joseon. It is known that Sejong had a somewhat tense relationship with his older brother, the Grand Prince Yangnyeong, since both

Had very different characters and would see life from different points of view, even his older brother would cause real headaches for his brother. father King Taejong, being considered a debauched, spoiled and quite rude prince. A few months after being named crown prince, his father King Taejong decided to abdicate in favor of

His son, thus becoming Sejong the new king of Joseon when he was already 21 years old. During his reign, Sejong appointed new officials who would be composed of men who belonged to different social classes. He also removed power from the Joseon Buddhist movement, closing numerous

Buddhist schools in addition to prohibiting the entry of foreign monks to the current city of Joseon. Seoul and seize some of their property or land, thus establishing that the official beliefs of their kingdom were based on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. The monarch was also interested

In making great changes in the economy of his kingdom, in those times trade in Joseon was carried out through barter, but Sejong wanted to change this and establish the use of money, thus developing his own currency, but the The cost of its manufacture was too high and

The people did not like this new style of commerce, who soon returned to using barter. By the time he became king, the Joseon Kingdom adopted a somewhat soft policy towards China, giving the Ming Dynasty a series of tributes and gifts,

Such as large quantities of silver and gold, as well as young virgin maidens who would be part of the Chinese emperor’s harem, including some of the Joseon princesses as well They became part of said harem, but paying those tributes was too costly

For the kingdom of Joseon. Sejong would send a series of diplomats and one of his half-brothers to China to negotiate the tribute that was given to the Ming Dynasty, ensuring that it was too difficult for the kingdom of Joseon to be able to gather those large

Amounts of gold and silver. Finally, the Ming dynasty agreed not to give it more gold, silver and young virgins as tribute, but instead Joseon would have to continue paying a tribute that would consist of silk, horses and ginseng, something that would be easier for

The kingdom to obtain. from Joseon. Sejong also had to face attacks by Japanese pirates who especially looted the coast of the Korean county of Seocheon-gun, for this reason, the king of Joseon sent a fleet to the Japanese island of Tsushima,

Which was where He found the base of these pirates, managing to take said island while the pirates were traveling towards the Chinese coast. After the governor of the island of Tsushima surrendered , King Sejong allowed the Japanese pirates known as

Wako to take control of said island in exchange for pledging loyalty to the king of Joseon, thus establishing a friendly alliance with the pirates and establishing important trade routes with this, getting the Wako to stop attacking the Korean coasts.

Sejong not only had to deal with the looting of the Japanese pirates, but he had to face the threat posed by the Yurchen people who were to the north of his kingdom, which caused some instability in certain regions, managing to defeat to said

Town during the battle of Pajeogang in the year 1433, something that allowed the monarch to establish new counties, in addition to the fact that the north of his kingdom stopped being an unstable region, managing to establish a local government that controlled that entire part. from Joseon. Sejong not

Only sought stability for his domains, but he was also interested in the knowledge and education of his people. He would be quite saddened to see that his subjects were not able to learn or write Hanja, which were Chinese characters used in

Korean writing, for this reason, he himself invented an alphabet that was easy for his people to learn and in the In 1443, he began to work on it secretly with a group of scholars who had been personally chosen by the king, thus creating the Korean alphabet called Hangul,

Which was initially called Hunminjeongeum, becoming the official writing of Joseon. Later, he wrote a book explaining the origin and purpose of Hangul. Sejong was a king completely devoted to knowledge and culture, during his reign there were great advances in the field of science, ordering the design of a series of

Instruments that would help his people in people’s daily lives or in agriculture. Thus creating astronomical, sun and water clocks, new astronomical charts and a calendar specific to the kingdom of Joseon were also created, which would be based on the

Astronomical calendars of China and Persia, in addition to there being great advances in the casting of the metals. Sejong tried to ensure that the kingdom of Joseon not only had its own alphabet, but also its own culture and remained away from Chinese influence, thus creating his own music

With typical Joseon instruments that would become part of Korean folklore. The monarch was also concerned about the development of the town, he wrote a series of books where he dictated a series of guidelines that peasants had to follow for the collection and conservation of grain,

Thus trying to improve the economy of the lower classes. He also improved the penal system, compiling and dictating a series of laws himself that would be included in different books, in addition to establishing new penalties, thus toughening the penalties for thieves,

Although he also showed kindness to the families of prisoners and condemned people, protecting their children or allowing convicts who remained in exile to visit their relatives in complicated situations, such as when a relative died. Sejong was also interested in the rights of the people,

Since he considered that the greatness of a king was thanks to the love and respect he received from his people. He would deliver a series of rights and freedoms to the working classes, such as allowing women who worked as servants or in the fields

To take a few weeks off after having given birth to a child. He also cared about the elderly, motivating to the people so that they would never lack clothes or rice, public banquets were even organized for the elderly. Despite establishing

The teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius during the first half of his reign, Sejog and his wife Queen Soheon began to go to Buddhist temples after losing two of their children in a row, later, after losing his wife the queen In Soheon in the year 1446, the king took the

Royal family to a Buddhist temple to pray for the soul of the deceased queen. That new approach to Buddhism would not be seen well by the officials who supported Confucius’ beliefs , thus arising certain tensions within the government, but this did not matter too much

To the monarch, who dedicated the second part of his reign to visiting and rebuilding Buddhist temples. . Sejong was always a somewhat delicate man who had experienced certain health problems since his childhood and youth, often caused by his obsession with

Knowledge or by dedicating too much time to certain matters. For much of his life, Sejong was described as a man who was very overweight because he liked to eat a lot and spent many hours sitting or lying down reading, thus suffering from certain

Health problems that caused him to spend some periods bedridden, such as gout, because he ate large amounts of meat, in addition to suffering from diabetes, vision problems, skin ulcers and gonorrhea. During his old age, the monarch lost a lot of weight,

In addition to suffering from a visual disability that prevented him from reading and caused him unbearable eye and headache pain as he had to strain his eyes too much. Given his health problems, Sejong used to visit different hot springs and Buddhist temples, thus trying to improve his health,

But he would finally end up dying on May 18, 1450 at the age of 52 in the town of Hansung, currently in Seoul. His mortal remains rest next to those of his wife Queen Soheon in the Royal Tomb of Yeongneung, in Gyeonggi Province,

South Korea. As usual, Sejong had his own harem made up of different concubines and minor consorts, apart from having his main wife Queen Soheon, having with these women around 19 sons and about 7 daughters, although it is possible that The number of children he had was greater, with the

Kingdom of Joseon inherited by his son Munjong, born from his marriage to Queen Soheon. Sejong was a very popular king for granting a series of rights to the people, in addition to being very concerned about ensuring that his kingdom enjoyed good stability and experienced periods of peace, thus ensuring that Joseon society began

To have its own identity. by moving away from the great Chinese influence, thus developing its own culture. This monarch was truly obsessed with culture and knowledge, for this reason he was very sad that there was great illiteracy within his domains,

So he wanted to create an alphabet that was easy for his people to learn, thus creating Hangul, it is i.e. the Korean alphabet. Sejong would go down in history as “The Great”, since he established the foundations of Korean society, providing an educational,

Health and judicial system that significantly improved the lives of his subjects, he also provided scientific instruments and different calendars that They facilitated the daily lives of his people, thus becoming one of the most influential and important rulers in the history of Korea.

Well friends, we have reached the end of the life of Sejong “The Great”, I hope you liked this story and I hope that all of you who asked me to make a video about him too,

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Would like to know what you thought of this story and if you know other kings or emperors who have given great cultural contributions to their people, and with this I say goodbye, Until next time!

Sejong fue uno de los reyes más importantes y destacables del reino de Joseon, siendo conocido por haber fomentado el desarrollo de la cultura coreana al conseguir que esta tuviese su propia identidad y alejarse de la influencia China. Sejong sería un gobernante muy popular, ganándose el apodo de “El Grande” al entregarle a su pueblo una serie de avances tanto en el campo de las ciencias, la educación, en la sanidad y en el sistema judicial, además de que es especialmente recordado por haber creado el alfabeto coreano conocido como “Hangul”.

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