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Uŭijŏng (), also known as the Right State Councilor, was the Third State
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of the
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(State Council) during the
Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
period of
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(1392–1897). The Uŭijŏng was variously referred to as ''Usang'', ''Ujŏngsŭng'', ''Ugyu'', ''Uhap'', or ''Udae''. Uŭijŏng was the lowest of the three prime ministers, ranked senior first (jeong-il-pum; ), roughly equal to the Second
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in modern day. The position was created in 1400 by
Taejong Taejong (; 16 May 1367 – 10 May 1422), personal name Yi Pangwŏn (), 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 t ...
, replacing the former position ''Munha Usijung'' () during
Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
period. Its name was changed to ''Uŭijŏngbusa'' () in 1418, then to ''Ŭijŏngbu Uŭijŏng'' () in 1455. During the Joseon dynasty, Uŭijŏng was also granted posthumously as an honorable position to fathers-in-law of Grand Internal Princes (), Grand Princes (), or Crown Princes' sons (). The position was abolished in 1894.


List of the Uŭijŏng


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 Government of Joseon 1894 disestablishments in Korea 14th-century establishments in Korea