Choe Manri (, d. 23 October 1445) or sometimes spelled Choi Malli, was an associate professor in the
Hall of Worthies
The Hall of Worthies, or Jiphyeonjeon (; ), was a royal research institute set up by Sejong the Great of the Korean Joseon Dynasty in March 1420. Set up during the beginning of his reign, King Sejong staffed the Hall of Worthies with talented sc ...
(집현전 부제학, 集賢殿副提學) who spoke against the creation of ''
hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...
'' (then called ''eonmun'') together with other
Confucian
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scholars in 1444. He made the following submission that year to
King Sejong
Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do (Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great (Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Initial ...
against ''hangul'':
Another translation
(English)
His protest against Hangul
Family
*Father: Choe-Ha (최하, 崔荷)
**Grandfather: Choe An-hae (최안해)
*Mother: Lady, of the Chungju Ji clan (부인 충주 지씨)
**Grandfather: Ji Yong-su (지용수, 池龍壽)
***Little brorher: Choe Man-hyeon (최만현, 崔萬玹)
*Wife: Lady, of the Junghwa Yang clan (부인 중화 양씨); daughter of Yang-Mi (양미, 楊美)
**1st son: Choe-Gak (최각, 崔塙)
**2nd son: Choe-Jeong (최정, 崔埥; 1429–1466)
***Daughter-in-law: Lady, of the Yeoheung Yi clan (부인 여흥 이씨; 1429–1505)
**3rd son: Choe-Dang (최당, 崔塘)
**4th son: Choe-Eun (최은, 崔垠)
**5th son: Choe-Yeon (최연, 崔堧)
***Grandson: Choe Se-geol (최세걸); become the great-grandfather of Choe Gyeong-chang (최경창) and 7th generation ancestor of Choe Gyu-seo, Duje Chungjeong (최규서 충정공)
**1st daughter: Lady Choe (부인 최씨)
***Son-in-law: Yi Ui-seok (이의석)
In popular culture
* Portrayed by Kwon Tae-won in the 2011 SBS TV series ''Deep Rooted Tree
''Deep Rooted Tree'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu, Jang Hyuk and Shin Se-kyung. Based on the novel of the same name by Lee Jung-myung, it aired on SBS from 5 October to 22 December 2011 on Wednesdays and Thur ...
''.
* Portrayed by Lee Dae-yeon
Lee Dae-yeon (born November 13, 1964) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Lee Dae-yeonat JR Entertainment
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1964 births
Living ...
in the 2015 MBC TV series ''Splash Splash Love
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''.
* Portrayed by Ahn Shin-woo in the 2016 KBS1
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KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
TV series ''Jang Yeong-sil
Jang Yeong-sil (; ; 1390 – after 1442) was a Korean mechanical engineer, scientist, and inventor during the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). Although Jang was born as a peasant, King Sejong allowed Jang to work at the royal palace. Jang's invent ...
''.
See also
*Little China (ideology)
Little China is a term referring to a politico-cultural ideology and phenomenon in which various Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese regimes identified themselves as "China" and regarded themselves to be legitimate successors to the Chinese civil ...
*Origin of Hangul
The Korean alphabet (Hangul, ) is the native script of Korea, created in the mid fifteenth century by King Sejong, as both a complement and an alternative to the logographic Sino-Korean ''Hanja''. Initially denounced by the educated class as '' ...
References
Joseon politicians
15th-century Korean people
1445 deaths
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