The alphabet that changed a nation
King Sejong the Great creates Hangul to give literacy to all people
Official publication of the Hunminjeongeum document
King Yeonsangun bans the study and use of Hangul
Hangul adopted as Korea's official script in the Gabo Reform
Japanese colonial rule suppresses Korean language education
Korea liberated; Hangul restored as primary writing system
Hunminjeongeum manuscript registered as UNESCO Memory of the World
"A wise man can acquaint himself with them before the morning is over; a stupid man can learn them in the space of ten days."
— King Sejong, Hunminjeongeum Preface, 1446