Hall of Worthies

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{{#if:집현전集賢殿| {{#switch: |n |north |dprk |nk=<tr><th style="background: #ccf; border-bottom: 1px solid border-top:1px solid; color:" colspan="2" align="center" width="250"> Hall of Worthies </th> </tr>

<tr><td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid">Hanja:</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid;">集賢殿</td></tr> <tr><td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid">McCune-Reischauer:</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid;">Chiphyŏnjŏn</td></tr> <tr><td align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid">Revised Romanization:</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid;">Jiphyeonjeon</td></tr>

Chosŏn'gŭl:	집현전

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The Hall of Worthies or Jiphyeonjeon was set up by King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea in 1420. It consisted of scholars selected by the king. The Hall participated in various scholarly endeavors, of which the best-known is the compilation of the Hunmin Jeongeum, in which the hangul writing system was first formulated.

The Hall of Worthies was disbanded by Sejo of Joseon after many of its members plotted to undo his seizure of power in 1456. However, a similar organization, the Office of Special Advisors, continued much of the same work.