General Hong Yun-seong (; 1425–7 October 1475) was a
Korea
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Joseon Dynasty
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 r ...
politician and soldier. He was a member of the court of
King Sejo
Sejo of Joseon (2 November 1417 – 23 September 1468), personal name Yi Yu (Korean: 이유; Hanja: 李瑈), sometimes known as Grand Prince Suyang (Korean: 수양대군; Hanja: 首陽大君), was the seventh ruler of the Joseon dynasty of K ...
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First and Second Vice Prime minister (also called Left and Right State Councillor, respectively) from 1467 to 1469, and Prime Minister (also called Chief State Councillor) from August 1469 to April 1470 .
His birth name was Useong (우성, 禹成), his pennames were Yeonghae (영해, 領海), Gyeonghae (경해, 傾海), and Gyeongeumdang (경음당, 鯨飮堂), and his
Chinese style name was Suong (수옹 守翁).
Popular culture
* Portrayed by Yoo Sang-jae in 2013 film ''
The Face Reader
''The Face Reader'' (; lit. "Physiognomy") is a 2013 South Korean film starring Song Kang-ho as the son of a disgraced noble family who goes around Joseon and a ''gwansang'' expert. He is able to assess the personality, mental state and habits of ...
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See also
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Han Myung-hoi
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Shin Suk-ju
Shin Suk-ju ( ko, 신숙주, hanja: ; August 2, 1417 – July 23, 1475) was a Korean politician during the Joseon Dynasty. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1466 and again from 1471 to 1475. He came from the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 ...
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Jeong In-ji
Jeong In-ji (; December 28, 1396 – November 26, 1478) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar, historian who served as Vice Minister of Education or Deputy Chief Scholar (Head of Office for Special Advisors) during the reign of King Sejong the Gre ...
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Kwon Ram
Gwon Ram (Korean: 권람, Hanja: 權擥; 1416 - 6 February 1465), nickname Sohandang (소한당) was a Korean politician, writer, historian, nationalist of the Joseon period. He served as Left State Councillor, and the entourage of Sejo of Joseo ...
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Seong Sam-mun
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Hong Dal-son
References
External links
britannica :Hong Yun-seong
Hong Yun-seong
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홍윤성
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1425 births
1475 deaths
Korean generals
Korean Confucianists
Korean revolutionaries
15th-century Korean philosophers
15th-century Korean poets
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