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A 16th Century Joseon Confucian Academy in North Korea: Soong-yang-seo-won

Sungyang Hall is a fourteenth-century Confucian academy located on the side of Mt. Janam in Kaesong, North Korea. It was built in 1573, in order to honor Jeong Mongjoo (1337-1392), was a prominent Korean scholar-official and diplomat during the late Koryeo period. Jeong Mong-ju was a Koryeo dynasty loyalist and was ultimately executed by Yi Bang-won as Yi's attempt to eliminate political opponents.

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A 16th Century Joseon Confucian Academy in North Korea: Soong-yang-seo-won

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Sungyang Hall is a fourteenth-century Confucian academy located on the side of Mt. Janam in Kaesong, North Korea. It was built in 1573, in order to honor Jeong Mongjoo (1337-1392), was a prominent Korean scholar-official and diplomat during the late Koryeo period. Jeong Mong-ju was a Koryeo dynasty loyalist and was ultimately executed by Yi Bang-won as Yi's attempt to eliminate political opponents.

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Keywords:

16TH CENTURY • ACADEMY • ARCHITECTURE • CONFUCIAN • CONFUCIUS • DYNASTY • EDUCATION • JEONG MONGJOO • JOSEON • KAESONG • KINGDOM • KOREA • KOREAN • KORYEO • LOYALIST • MOUNT JANAM • NORTH KOREA • SCHOLAR • SOONG-YANG-SEO-WON • SUNGYANG HALL