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 during the reign of
Gwanghaegun. His pen name was Raeam (also Naeam, 래암 來庵).
Chung In-hong
He belonged to the Seosan Jeong clan
The Seosan Jeong clan () is a Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2000, the number of Seosan Jeong clan was 15362. Their founder was living in Pujiang County, Zhejiang who was ...
.
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 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''.
See also
* Cho Shik
Jo Sik (July 10, 1501 – February 21, 1572) was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon Dynasty. He was a Neo-Confucian scholar who had a major influence on the Easterners and the Northerners.
Life
Jo sik was born in Togol ...
* Lee San-hae
Yi Sanhae (; 20 July 1539 – 1609) was a Korean politician, scholar, writer and poet of the Joseon period who came from the Hansan Yi clan. He served as the Chief State Councilor of Joseon from 1590 to 1592 and 1600. Yi was a member of the polit ...
References
* Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler (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
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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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