Hongmungwan
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'''Hongmun'gwan (), or the Office of Special Advisors''', was one of the Three Offices of Joseon; it acted as the Joseon dynasty's administrative and research agency.
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- Part of
- Three offices of Joseon
- Country
- Joseon
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- replaces
- Hall of Worthies
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1907-00-00
- inception
- 1463-00-00
- native label
- 홍문관
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'''Hongmun'gwan (), or the Office of Special Advisors''', was one of the Three Offices of Joseon; it acted as the Joseon dynasty's administrative and research agency.
== History == Hongmun'gwan was one of the Three offices of Joseon, together with the Saheonbu and the Saganwon. It was also known as the Ok-dang (옥당, 玉堂), Ok-seo (옥서, 玉署), and Yeong-gak (영각, 瀛閣). It was established in 1463 to replace the Hall of Worthies (Jiphyeonjeon·집현전).
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