Sejong,personal name Yi Do,commonly known as Sejong the Great,was the fourth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Today,he is regarded as one of the greatest rulers in Korean history,and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul,the native alphabet of the Korean language.
A water clock or clepsydra is a timepiece by which time is measured by the regulated flow of liquid into or out from a vessel,and where the amount of liquid can then be measured.
Taejong,personal name Yi Bang-won,was the third monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of Sejong the Great. He was the fifth son of King Taejo,the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending to the throne,he was known as Prince Jeongan.
Munjong,personal name Yi Hyang,was the fifth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. As the eldest son of Sejong the Great and Queen Soheon,he succeeded to the throne in 1450.
Danjong,personal name Yi Hong-wi,was the sixth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was forced to abdicate by his uncle,Grand Prince Suyang,and was put to death after being exiled to Yeongwol.
Sejo,personal name Yi Yu,sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang,was the seventh monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sejong the Great and the uncle of King Danjong,against whom he led a coup d'état in 1453.
Jang Yeong-sil was a Korean mechanical engineer,scientist,and inventor during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). Although Jang was born a peasant,King Sejong allowed Jang to work at the royal palace. Jang's inventions,such as the Cheugugi and the water gauge,highlight the technological advancements of the Joseon Dynasty.
Jeong In-ji was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar,historian who served as Vice Minister of Education or Deputy Chief Scholar during the reign of King Sejong the Great,Minister of Rites during the reign of King Munjong and Danjong,Left or Second State Councillor from 1453 to 1455 during the reign of King Danjong,and Chief State Councillor from 1455 to 1458 during the reign of King Sejo. He was nicknamed Hakyeokjae (학역재). He was from the Hadong Jeong clan
Like most other regions in the world,science and technology in Korea has experienced periods of intense growth as well as long periods of stagnation.
Queen Soheon,of the Cheongsong Sim clan,was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Do,King Sejong and the mother of Yi Hyang,King Munjong and Yi Yu,King Sejo. She was queen consort of Joseon and honoured as Queen Gong (공비) from 1418 until her death in 1446.
Hwang Hui (1363–1452) was a politician of the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties,who came from the Jangsu Hwang clan and served as prime minister of the Joseon dynasty from 1431 to 1449.
South Korea has one time zone,Korea Standard Time (GMT+9),which is abbreviated KST. South Korea currently does not observe daylight saving time.
Grand Prince Yangnyeong was the former Crown Prince of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the first son of King Taejong and his wife,Queen Wongyeong. Yangnyeong was the elder brother of Sejong the Great,and an ancestor of Syngman Rhee,an independence activist and the first President of South Korea.
Cheugugi is the first well-known rain gauge invented and used during the Joseon dynasty of Korea. It was invented and supplied to each provincial offices during the King Sejong the Great's reign. As of 2010,only one example of the Cheugugi remains,known as the Geumyeong Cheugugi,which literally means "Cheugugi installed on the provincial office's yard." It is designated as National Treasures #561 of Korea and was installed in provincial office of Gongju city,1837 by King Yeongjo,the 21st king of Joseon. In addition,the official record of the rainfall by Cheugugi from King Jeongjo's reign to Emperor Gojong's reign is preserved.
Han Hwak,nicknamed Ganyijae (간이재),was a politician and a diplomat during the Joseon period of Korea. He served as Left State Councillor. Han Hwak is mostly known by his second daughter,the Queen Insu. She married the son of Prince Suyang. Some years later,Suyang became King Sejo,the seventh King of the Joseon Dynasty,and his son became Crown Prince Uigyeong. The honorary title Queen Insu was granted when one of the children of Insu and Uigyeong became the King Seongjong of Joseon. His eldest daughter Princess Consort Jeongseon,was the wife of Prince Gyeyang.
Jang Yeong-sil (Korean: 장영실) is a 2016 South Korean historical drama television series starring Song Il-kook,Kim Yeong-cheol,Kim Sang-kyung and Park Sun-young. It replaced The Jingbirok:A Memoir of Imjin War and aired on KBS1 from January 2,2016 to March 26,2016 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:40 (KST) for 24 episodes.
Princess Gyeonghye,also known before as Princess Pyeongchang before her marriage,was a Joseon princess and the eldest child of Munjong of Joseon. She served as guardian for her only younger brother,Danjong of Joseon,when he ascended the throne underage.
Bak Yeon or Park Yeon was a government official,scholar,writer,astronomer and musician in the Early Joseon Dynasty period,who was a teacher of King Sejong and created Armillary sphere Honcheonui,Water clock Borugak Jagyeongnu and sundial Yangbu Ilgu along with Jang Yeong-sil and five basic sounds(Gung,Sang,Gak,Chi,Wu),which corresponds to five consonant groups in Hunminjeongeum. He has also adapted court music to the new Confucian philosophy,particularly in the concept of yeak,a Confucian ideology that combines ritual and music.
The Yeoheung Min clan is a Korean clan that traces its origin to Yeoju,Gyeonggi Province. The 2015 Korean Census counted 167,124 members of the Yeoheung Min clan.
Forbidden Dream is a 2019 South Korean historical drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho and written by Jung Bum-shik and Lee Ji-min. Screenplay by Choi Gun-ho. Based on a true story,it portrays Sejong the Great,king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea,and his relationship with his greatest scientist,Jang Yeong-sil. It made its international debut at the 2020 New York Asian Film Festival in August 2020.
