Complishments Of King Sejong

Emperor K’ang-hsi was one of the greatest Chinese emperors of all time. Ruling from 1662 to 1722 he was also one of the longest ruling emperors in Chinese history and for that matter the world. K’ang-hsi brought China to long-term stability and relative wealth after years of war and chaos. Jonathan Spence writes from the eyes of K’ang-hsi getting his information from K’ang-hsi’s own writings. Though a little biased towards himself this book still provides important insight into his mind. Emperor of China is divided into six parts; In Motion, Ruling, Thinking, Growing Old, Sons, and Valedictory.

The Joseon Dynasty was declared by Yi Seonggye, best known as King Taejo, in the late fourteenth century. King Taejo 's foundation for the new empire was based on the rejection of the Goryeo Dynasty, the state religion of Buddhism, and his desire for a Neo-Confucianist society. The new standards of Neo-Confucianism significantly affected the art and visual culture produced during this period of Korean history. During the Joseon period, paintings were considered a form of visual enlightenment for the Korean people. Painting, calligraphy, playing music, and playing the game paduk were regarded as the “Four Accomplishments that were expected of a learned man.” The understanding and skill of painting is also said “to be necessary for cultural and intellectual refinement.” As a result, the Korean government created academies for men of jungin status to become poets and painters. Many Korean artists were greatly inspired by the ink paintings of Chinese literati artists and masters. The three most interesting topics in Korean painting are landscape, genre, and portraiture due to their progressions in style over time, as well as the variation in techniques that artists used. Significant examples of Korean landscape painting include An Gyeon 's Dream Journey to Peach Blossom Land and Jeong Seon 's The Diamond Mountains. Genre painting as seen in Kim Hongdo 's Carpenters (from the album Genre Paintings by Danwon) and Shin Yun-bok 's Double Sword Dance (from his album of genre

Also, King Sejong had great work ethic as well. He developed Korean Alphabet

King Kamehameha was the first ruler of the Hawaiian Islands. His reign was from July, 1782 to May 8 or 14, 1819 (Chosonkorea.org). Sejong Daewang was the king of the Joseon-dynasty Korea and his reign was from 1418 to 1450 (Chosonkorea.org). The two leaders ruled their land in many similar and different ways. Their behavior while ruling was also similar, yet different in many ways as well. Kamehameha the Great is most known for unifying all the Hawaiian Islands together and Sejong the Great is most known for creating the Korean language (Hangul). Both rulers are still known as leaders who impacted their land and their people. Kamehameha the Great and Sejong the Great were two very effective leaders.

Ancient China has a very complex background that has been formed over hundreds of years. Over the years China has had many rulers and they have all ruled in different ways. In Ancient China through all the years they had the same problem. Their problem was that the nomads to their north kept invading them and they couldn't stop them because the nomads had horses. China tried many different strategies to protect themselves: from paying tribute to the northerners, to building walls, or trading over thousands of miles to obtain methods of fighting back, none of these strategies had long term success.

The era of Yi dynasty of Chosŏn Korea (1392-1910) brought many changes to the social system. In the aftermath of Hideyoshi invasions, Koreans found the traditional Confucian social norms destroyed and in an urgent need

Plato’s Philosophy King describes every aspect of Emperor Kangxi, a leader who consistently ruled under the “Mandate of Heaven”. He believed that good government depended on letting the people live at rest and that stirring up trouble is no different from preventing trouble from occurring. Because of his intelligence, reverence to Confucianism and rational way of thinking, he was able to reign as Emperor of a stabilized and prosperous Manchu Dynasty for 61 years. Emperor Kangxi quotes, "The Tao [Dao] of being an official lies in nothing else than this: Be sincere in your heart, and sincere in your administration, don’t stir up too much trouble, and have officials arid

Seondeok of Silla was a Korean ruler, but no one liked that she was a woman and she ruled at the same time. A nobleman named Lord Bidam had led a rebellion against her saying that “Girls can’t be kings”, Later he had saw a falling star saying that it was a sign that her reign would end. She rebelled again the people and flew a burning kite to show that her reign wasn’t over, and she was going to keep ruling over Korea. This had impressed the people of Korea and stopped rebelling against her and accepted her as their king.

During the Period of Prosperity, the Song dynasty accomplished many things. Many new discoveries and inventions were made, such as fireworks, the abacus, improved maps, books, glow in the dark paint, and scientific ideas on how to solve illnesses. Poetry, calligraphy, and paintings were also improved due to the fact that one of the things the Song were known for are these things. China’s political and economic system also flourished under the Song rule. The Song began to appoint their government leaders through civil service. This meant that they would pick only

In 581, he started a new dynasty called Sui (Connections: A World History, Volume 1 pages 311-312). The country also documents many eminent people who gave to the nation’s enrichment and development experienced today. Nevertheless, this essay seeks to discuss the major alterations in political structures, social and economic life that took place during the Sui dynasty, the Tang dynasty and the Song dynasty in China. Sui Dynasty

In ancient East Asian countries, sages were a group of people respected by educated people and revered by the common illiterate mass. According to the text, the sages were those who with acute eyes that penetrate to the essence. This statement emphasizes the distinction between the sages and ordinary people. Although the text only shows one characteristic of the sages, sages were indeed special for the Chinese society and the Confucianism.

Yi Song-gye rose up in the ranks of the Goryeo army and in 1392, he seized the throne of Korea. The 400 year old Goryeo dynasty was falling into the hands of war and corrupt government. The internal disorders and power struggles led the people begging for a savior. General Yi led his army into the capital and seized the throne, overthrowing King U and people loyal to him. He did not ascend the throne at first, but instead, he placed King U’s son on the throne. After many failed attempts, Yi Song-gye decided to ascend the throne. He then laid the foundation for a dynasty that would last another 500 years.

Scholar-gentry elite was responsible for much of the artistic and literary creativity during the Tang-Song Era. Scholar administators and Confucian teachers wrote much of the literature that the Tang was mostly known for.

The next nation that will be discussed is South Korea, whose legal tradition finds its origins from Japan, but is now becoming more American in nature due to increased globalization. Korea’s legal tradition was first established 4,300 ago when the Gojoseon dynasty created its own statutory law, heavily influenced by Confucianism and China’s legal system (SpringerLink and Yŏn 'guwŏn 2). (note that during the retelling of South Korea’s history, the nation will be referred to as Korea until the point at which it became separated into Northern and Southern territories). Korea maintained this particular legal tradition, and aspects of a uniquely Korean brand of Confucianism, until the 19th century. In 1894, the internally induced Kabo Reforms aimed to modernize the whole of Korea in terms of legal and administrative systems, culture, economy, and more (“Emergence of a Modern Society”). The Kabo Reforms resulted in a legal system that closely resembled Japan’s system, which followed a civil legal tradition that was heavily influenced by Germany. Korea’s transformation towards a Japanese civil law system was further intensified and completed when it became a colony of Japan in 1910. Following the defeat of Japan during World War Two, Korea gained its independence in 1945, only for the southern half of the nation to fall under American occupation until 1948, while the northern half was occupied by Soviet Russia (SpringerLink and Yŏn 'guwŏn 5). Now dubbed as South Korea, the

Although China’s influence over Korea has waned severely since the dynastic years we find the Confucian system of virtues and behaviors, China’s chief export from that time, still very much alive. Korea highly values the extended family, education, personal discipline and public order. In South Korea Confucian temples continue to be maintained throughout the country. The tenets of Confucianism are seen as antidotes to social ills and therefore education is thought of as a means of building character, not simply of intellectual formation. The values of Confucianism are promulgated throughout Korea in places as diverse as school, the office and the home. Television programs often portray Confucian merits such as filial piety and harmony. However