Year by year · 15th century

1446

1446 in world history: 3 events, 3 births, 1 death and 2 works. 900 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 9 October

    King Sejong promulgates the Korean alphabet

    Sejong the Great of Joseon published the Hunminjeongeum, introducing a new phonetic script now called Hangul. Designed so ordinary people could read and write, it is commemorated each year on Hangul Day.

ProfileState815 states with a known seat in 1446Open the atlas at 1446 →

In the profiles

  • Classical ChineseKing Sejong of Korea promulgates the Hangul alphabet as an alternative to Chinese characters

Wars and longer events

Born in 1446 3

Died in 1446 1

Works 2

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