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Facts

Born 1397
Died 1450 (aged 53)
Title / Office king (1419-1450), Korea
House / Dynasty Joseon dynasty

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Sejong
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Choe Je-u
Korean religious leader
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Wŏnhyo
Korean Buddhist priest
Statue of Yi Sun-Shin
Yi Sun-shin
Korean admiral
Gojong
Gojong
Korean ruler
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Saint Chŏng Yak-jong
Korean scholar
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Choe Si-hyeong
Korean religious leader
Han Yongun
Han Yongun
Korean poet
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Bojo Guksa
Korean priest
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Son Pyŏng-Hi
Korean independence activist and religious leader
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Kija
legendary king of Korea
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T’aigo Wangsa
Korean Buddhist monk
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Ŭisang
Korean Buddhist monk
St. Kim Dae-Gŏn
St. Kim Dae-Gŏn
Korean priest
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Yi Seong-Gye
Korean ruler
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Daewon-gun
Korean regent
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Yeongjo
Korean king
Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee
president of South Korea
Terauchi Masatake.
Count Terauchi Masatake
prime minister of Japan
Saitō Makoto.
Shishaku Saitō Makoto
prime minister of Japan
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Chu Ki-Chol
Korean clergyman

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