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Jeong Inji

Type Figure Region Korean Peninsula Time 1392–1478 Also known as Jeong Inji (scholar)

A founding Confucian official and scholar of Joseon who served from Taejo to Sejong, helping design rites, statutes, and historiography, and continui…

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  1. 1421–1425Hanseong (Hanyang) · Gyeonggi ProvinceIn the early Sejong reign he joined state deliberations and royal classical lectures, guiding the ruler's governance with Confucian principles, dividing administrative duties with Hwang Hi, and consolidating Joseon's Confucian rule since the founding.
  2. 1426–1430Hanseong (Hanyang) · Gyeonggi ProvinceHe continued participating in national historiography and revision of rites and statutes, providing scholarly support for Sejong-era documentary projects alongside Hwang Hyeon and others under the Jiphyeonjeon system, embodying his dual identity as scholar and statesman.

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