Jeong In-hong ( ko, 정인홍, 鄭仁弘; 26 September 1535 – 3 April 1623) was a scholar-official of the
Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
period of Korea. A general and a leader of the
Northerners faction. He served as
Chief State Councillor
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
during the reign of
Gwanghaegun
Gwanghae-gun or Prince Gwanghae (4 June 1575 – 7 August 1641), personal name Yi Hon (Hangul: 이혼, Hanja: 李琿), was the 15th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. As he was deposed in a coup d'état, he did not receive a temple name.
...
. His pen name was Raeam (also Naeam, 래암 來庵).
Chung In-hong
He belonged to the Seosan Jeong clan.
Family
*Grandfather
** Jeong Yeon-woo (정언우, 鄭彦佑)
* Father
** Jeong Ryu (정륜, 鄭倫)
* Mother
** Lady Kang of the Jinju Kang clan (진주 강씨) (? - 1582)
* Paternal uncle
** Jeong Geon (정건)
* Siblings
** Unnamed younger brother
** Younger brother - Jeong In-yeong (정인영, 鄭仁榮) (1540 - 1602)
* Wife and children
** Lady Yang of the Namwon Yang clan (남원 양씨)
*** Son - Jeong Yeon (정연, 鄭沇) (1571 - 1592)
**** Daughter-in-law - Lady Ha of the Jinju Ha clan (진주 하씨)
***** Grandson - Jeong Neung (정능, 鄭 木+菱)
Works
* ''Naeamjip'' (내암집, 來庵集)
Popular culture
*Portrayed by Seo Sang-ik in the 1995 KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
TV Series ''West Palace
''West Palace'' () is a 1995 South Korean television series starring Lee Young-ae, Kim Kyu-chul and Lee Bo-hee. It aired on KBS2 from July 7 to December 26, 1995, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:40 for 52 episodes.
Synopsis
The series is based on t ...
''.
* Portrayed by Han Myung-koo in the 2015 MBC TV series ''Splendid Politics
''Splendid Politics'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Cha Seung-won, Lee Yeon-hee, Kim Jaewon, Seo Kang-joon, Han Joo-wan and Jo Sung-ha. It aired on MBC from April 13 to September 29, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ...
''.
See also
* Cho Shik
* Lee San-hae
References
* Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler
Martina Deuchler (born 1935 in Zurich) is a Swiss academic and author. She was a professor of Korean studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) from 1991 to 2001.
Profile
Martina Deuchler developed her interest in Korea by ...
(1999). ''Culture and the State in Late Chosŏn Korea''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; .
* Lee, Peter H. (1993). ''Sourcebook of Korean Civilization'', Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ; ; ; .
* Noh, Daehwan
"The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century"
''Korea Journal''. Winter 2003.
External links
Chung In-hong
Chung In-hong
Chung In-hong:Navercast
1535 births
1623 deaths
Neo-Confucian scholars
Korean educators
16th-century Korean poets
17th-century Korean poets
Joseon scholar-officials
Korean scholars
Executed Korean people
Korean Confucianists
16th-century Korean philosophers
Executed politicians
17th-century executions by Korea
Seosan Jeong clan
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