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      • While it’s believed that King Sejong ordered the Hall of Worthies to invent Hangul, there are several records that say that he invited the writing system himself including the Veritable Records of King Sejong and the preface of the Hunminjeongeum.
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  2. Hangul (Korean: 한글) is the native script of Korea. It was created in the mid fifteenth century by King Sejong, [1][2] as both a complement and an alternative to the logographic Sino-Korean Hanja.

  3. Aug 22, 2022 · Here, we’ll give you a brief overview of Korean language history and how Korean has gone from being written with hanja (Chinese characters) to Hangul, the writing system native and unique to Korea. Korean language history is divided into three main periods:

  4. Oct 14, 2018 · Since this is historical fiction, some of the characters and stories are made up, and some are based on historical fact. Distinguishing fiction from fact would not be that difficult for Koreans, who have been educated in the history. It’s not as easy for outsiders.

  5. Aug 11, 2019 · Therefore, when “The King’s Letters” suggests that hangul was not entirely created by King Sejong (played by veteran actor Song Kang-ho), but with great help from a monk named Shin-mi (played by Park Hae-il), many patriotic Koreans were infuriated.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HangulHangul - Wikipedia

    Hangul is the official writing system throughout Korea, both North and South. It is a co-official writing system in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province, China. Hangul has also seen limited use by speakers of the Cia-Cia language in Indonesia.

  7. Oct 10, 2022 · Hangul was created by King Sejong the Great in the 15th century in an effort to combat illiteracy. Until that time, Korean was written in Hanja, a script derived from the Chinese ideographic system, or in Classical Chinese itself.

  8. 5 days ago · The creation of Hangul was not just a linguistic achievement but also a profound assertion of Korean identity, innovation, and accessibility to education. Before Hangul, literacy was the domain of the elite who had the means to study Classical Chinese.

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