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title: King Sejong the Great
author: Republic of Korea
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13263/king-sejong-the-great/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# King Sejong the Great
_Authored by Republic of Korea_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13263.jpg)
## Image Caption
Statue of King [Sejong the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sejong_the_Great/) (r. 1418-1450 CE).
Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul, South [Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Korea/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Korea, R. o. (2021, January 15). King Sejong the Great. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Korea, Republic of. "King Sejong the Great." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 15, 2021. .
### MLA
Korea, Republic of. "King Sejong the Great." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Jan 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/koreanet/4273003660/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/koreanet/4273003660/) by [**Republic of Korea**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/koreanet/4273003660/). Submitted by [Ben Griffis](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/griffis.ben16/ "User Page: Ben Griffis"), published on 15 January 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.