Uuijeong ( ko, 우의정), also the Right State Councilor, was the Third State

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of the

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(State Council) during the

Joseon Dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

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(1392 -1910). The Uuijeong was variously referred to as ''Usang'', ''Ujeongseung'', ''Ugyu'', ''Uhap'', or ''Udae''. Uuijeong was the lowest of the three prime ministers, ranked senior first (jeong-il-pum, Hangul: 정1품, Hanja: 正一品), roughly equal to the Second

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in modern day. The position was created in 1400 by

Taejong Taejong of Joseon (13 June 1367 – 8 June 1422), personal name Yi Bang-won (Korean: 이방원; Hanja: 李芳遠), was the third ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great. Before ascending to the throne, he wa ...

, replacing the former position ''Munha Usijung'' (문하우시중, 門下右侍中) during

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...

period. Its name was changed to ''Uuijeongbusa'' (우의정부사, 右議政府事) in 1418, then to ''Uijeongbu Uuijeong'' (의정부우의정, 議政府右議政) in 1455. During Joseon dynasty, Uuijeong was also granted posthumously as an honorable position to fathers-in-law of Grand Internal Prince (대원군, 大院君), Grand Prince (대군, 大君), or Crown Prince's son (세손, 世孫). The position was abolished in 1894.

List of the Right State Councillors

References

*{{cite book , title=A New History of Korea , author=Lee, Ki-Baik , publisher=

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, year=1984 , isbn=0-674-61575-1 , url-access=registration , url=https://archive.org/details/newhistoryofkore0000leek Joseon dynasty Politics of Korea

List of the Right State Councillors

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