King Sejong the Great
1397–1450 · Person
Joseon king who promulgated Hangul, the Korean alphabet.
On these timelines: Korea, People, Master
More from Korea
- Korean War (1950)
- Division of Korea at the 38th parallel (1945)
- Japanese annexation of Korea (1910)
- Silla unifies Korea (668)
- Joseon dynasty (1392)
- King Sejong invents Hangul (1443)
- Founding of North and South Korea (1948)
- North Korea invades South (1950)
Around 1397
- Gutenberg's printing press (1440)
- Ming dynasty (1368)
- Renaissance (1400)
- Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1387)
- Mehmed II (1432)
- Forbidden City built (1406)
- Sultanate of Malacca founded (1400)
- Age of Exploration (1418)
- Zheng He (1371)
- Inca expansion under Pachacuti (1438)