Gim Ikhun(

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

:김익훈,

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:金益勳, 1619 – March 11, 1689) was from the

Gwangsan Kim clan The Gwangsan Kim clan (Hangul: 광산 김씨, Hanja: 光山金氏) is a Korean clan with its bon-gwan located in Gwangsan, present-day Gwangju. The members of the Gwangsan Kim clan are the descendants of Kim Heung-gwang (김흥광), the third ...

(광산김씨, 光山金氏). He was a politician, a general, and part of the noble class during the

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 re ...

. His pen name was Gwangnam (광남, 光南) and his

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was Mu-suk (무숙, 懋叔).

Life

Kim Ikhun was born in 1619. He was the son of Kim Ban, the grandson of Kim Jangsaeng and a member of the

. Due to Eumseo(음서), he was appointed to Geombudosa (의금부도사, 義禁府都事) and also appointed to the mayor of Namwon (남원부사, 南原府使). He became Saboksichumjeong (사복시첨정, 司僕寺僉正). In 1667, he became Sadosijeong (사도시정, 司導寺正) In 1678, he was the mayor of

Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...

(광주부윤, 廣州府尹), then became a general in the department of Eoyeong (어영대장). He also became

Jeolla Jeolla Province (, ) was one of the historical Eight Provinces of Korea during the Kingdom of Joseon in today Southwestern Korea. It consisted of the modern South Korean provinces of North Jeolla, South Jeolla and Gwangju Metropolitan City as wel ...

Province Byeongmajeoldosa (전라도병마절도사). In 1680, he was again reappointed as the mayor of Gwangju and then was dismissed. On March 11, 1689, he was murdered by the Southerners at age 70.Kim Ikhun:Korean Historical people's Information

Family

* Grandfather

Gim Jangsaeng Kim Jang-saeng (김장생, 金長生) (July 8, 1548 - August 3, 1631) was a Neo-Confucian scholar, politician, educator, and writer of Korea's Joseon period. He was successor to the Neo-Confucian academic tradition of Yulgok Yi I (이이) and S ...

** Uncle

Gim Jip Kim Jip (1574–1656) was a Korean Joseon Neo-Confucian scholar, politician, educator and writer. He was also the teacher of Song Si-yeol and Song Jun-gil, great Korean Neo-Confucian scholars. Family * Great-Great-Grandfather ** Kim Jung-yu ...

** Father Gim Ban *** Brother Gim Ikgyeom ** Mother Lady Seo

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1619 births 1689 deaths Korean military personnel 17th-century Korean writers Assassinated Korean politicians People murdered in Korea Gwangsan Kim clan {{korea-bio-stub

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