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This article presents all views put forward so far about the identity of the inventor of Hunminjeongeum and seeks to find an evidence-based answer to this question by examining each of these views. The debate as to who is the inventor of Hunminjeongeum arose from the intuitive doubt about the possibility of a King creating an elaborate writing system alone and the lacking records about the from the process of the creation of Hunminjeongeum from beginning to end in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. Seong Hyeon’s Yongjaechonghwa substantially contributed to the birth of the myths that Hunminjeongeum was invented by the collaboration of Munjong and Jiphyeonjeon scholars. Seong Hyeon influenced many scholars of his time and later the scholars of the School of Practical Learning. Writings that deny the sole inventorship of King Sejong without presenting reliable evidence cannot be accepted as reliable resources. There are a number of reliable historical documents that prove that King Sejong invented Hunminjeongeum alone. Denying the sole invention of Hunminjeongeum by King Sejong without presenting any evidence that can override the veracity of the historical resources of the official records and publications can be defined as the results of unscientific imagination.
