Hall of Worthies
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The Hall of Worthies or Jiphyeonjeon was set up by King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea in 1420. It consisted of scholars selected by the king. The Hall participated in various scholarly endeavors, of which the best-known may be the compilation of the Hunmin Jeongeum, in which the hangul writing system was first formulated.
The Hall of Worthies was disbanded by Sejo of Joseon after many of its members (notably six martyred ministers aka sayuksin) plotted to undo his seizure of power in 1456. However, a similar organization, the Office of Special Advisors, continued much of the same work.
[edit] Famous scholars
Jeong In-ji (1396-1478)
Shin Sook-ju (1417-1475)
Choe Hang (1409-1474)
Seong Sam-mun (1418-1456)
Pak Paeng-nyeon (1417-1456)
Yi Gae (1417-1456)
Yu Seong-won (?-1456)
Kang Hui-an (1417-1464)
Yi Suk-hyeong (1415-1477)
Seo Geo-jeong (1420-1488)
[edit] Members of the Hall of Worthies against King Sejo
Pak Jung-rim : minister, father of Pak Paeng-nyeon
Pak Paeng-nyeon : vice-minister, one of six martyred ministers
Ha Wi-ji : vice-minister, one of six martyred ministers
Seong Sam-mun : royal secretary, one of six martyred ministers
Yi Gae : chief of the Hall of Worthies, one of six martyred ministers
Yu Seong-won : high official of Sungkyunkwan, one of six martyred ministers
Pak In-nyeon : younger brother of Pak Paeng-nyeon
Pak Ki-nyeon : younger brother of Pak Paeng-nyeon
Heo Jo : brother-in-law of Yi Gae
Shim Shin
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