Sejong the Great
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Sejong the Great was a revered 15th-century Korean king of the Joseon Dynasty, best known for his sweeping cultural and scientific reforms that laid the foundations of Korea’s written and intellectual tradition.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sejong the Great canonical | 9 |
| King Sejong | 3 |
| King Sejong the Great | 2 |
| Sejong | 1 |
| Sejong Daewang | 1 |
| Sejong of Joseon | 1 |
| Sejong the Great (for Hangul) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1104388 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sejong the Great Context triple: [Hangul, creator, Sejong the Great]
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Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung)
Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung) was a Korean marathon runner who won the gold medal while competing for Japan at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and later became a symbol of Korean resistance under Japanese colonial rule.
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B.
Kim Hyong-jik
Kim Hyong-jik was a Korean independence activist and educator, best known as the father of North Korea’s founding leader Kim Il Sung.
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C.
Yongle Emperor
The Yongle Emperor was the third ruler of China’s Ming dynasty, known for moving the capital to Beijing, commissioning the Forbidden City, and sponsoring the voyages of Zheng He.
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D.
Kim Man-il
Kim Man-il was the younger son of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, who died in childhood and is remembered primarily within the context of the ruling Kim family’s history.
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E.
Choe Yong-gon
Choe Yong-gon was a North Korean military leader and politician who served as the country’s defense minister and later as its nominal head of state during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sejong the Great Target entity description: Sejong the Great was a revered 15th-century Korean king of the Joseon Dynasty, best known for his sweeping cultural and scientific reforms that laid the foundations of Korea’s written and intellectual tradition.
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A.
Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung)
Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung) was a Korean marathon runner who won the gold medal while competing for Japan at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and later became a symbol of Korean resistance under Japanese colonial rule.
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B.
Kim Hyong-jik
Kim Hyong-jik was a Korean independence activist and educator, best known as the father of North Korea’s founding leader Kim Il Sung.
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C.
Yongle Emperor
The Yongle Emperor was the third ruler of China’s Ming dynasty, known for moving the capital to Beijing, commissioning the Forbidden City, and sponsoring the voyages of Zheng He.
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D.
Kim Man-il
Kim Man-il was the younger son of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, who died in childhood and is remembered primarily within the context of the ruling Kim family’s history.
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E.
Choe Yong-gon
Choe Yong-gon was a North Korean military leader and politician who served as the country’s defense minister and later as its nominal head of state during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian ruler
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Korean monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king of Joseon ⓘ |
| aimedTo | improve literacy among commoners ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sejong the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
King Sejong
Sejong the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Sejong Daewang
Sejong the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Sejong of Joseon
|
| birthDate | 1397-05-15 ⓘ |
| birthName | Yi Do ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hanyang
ⓘ
surface form:
Han Yang
Seoul ⓘ |
| commissioned |
astronomical instruments
ⓘ
rain gauges ⓘ sundials ⓘ water clocks ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Joseon ⓘ |
| created | Hunminjeongeum ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1450-03-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hanyang
ⓘ
surface form:
Han Yang
Seoul ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Joseon
ⓘ
surface form:
Joseon Dynasty
|
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| father |
King Taejong of Joseon
ⓘ
surface form:
Taejong of Joseon
|
| house | House of Yi ⓘ |
| implemented | land taxation reforms ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | promotion of Korean language literacy ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundational figure in Korean written tradition
ⓘ
symbol of Korean cultural identity ⓘ |
| mother | Queen Wongyeong ⓘ |
| nationality | Korean ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creation of Hangul
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legal and administrative reforms ⓘ linguistic reform ⓘ promotion of Confucianism ⓘ scientific innovation ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Hall of Worthies
ⓘ
Jiphyeonjeon ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Joseon ⓘ |
| posthumousName |
Sejong the Great
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sejong
|
| predecessor |
King Taejong of Joseon
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surface form:
Taejong of Joseon
|
| promoted |
agricultural technology
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astronomical research ⓘ meteorological observation ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1450 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1418 ⓘ |
| religion | Neo-Confucianism ⓘ |
| spouse | Queen Soheon ⓘ |
| successor | Munjong of Joseon ⓘ |
| title | The Great ⓘ |
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Subject: Sejong the Great Description of subject: Sejong the Great was a revered 15th-century Korean king of the Joseon Dynasty, best known for his sweeping cultural and scientific reforms that laid the foundations of Korea’s written and intellectual tradition.
Referenced by (18)
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