Sin Ton (; 21 January 1322 – 21 August 1371) was a
Korean Buddhist monk and scholar during the
Goryeo dynasty
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
. His
Dharma name was P'yŏncho () and he became a teacher and advisor of
King Gongmin.
Biography
He was a Buddhist monk with the full confidence of King Gongmin, and who tried to reform the society of Goryeo. The king judged Sin Ton cleverness; in 1365, him gave him the
art name Cheonghan Geosa (청한거사, 淸閑居士) and the noble title of Marquis Jinpyeong (진평후, 真平侯).
Sin Ton appointed a group of new high-level officials from the
Sinjin faction of the
scholar-officials and drove out some people who had acquired too much power. He also promoted the setting up of the ''Jeonmin Byeonjeong Dogam'' (전민변정도감, 田民辨整都監), a government office to reform the land in 1366; thus, he was met with the opposition of the powerful old
aristocratic families. While surrounded by flatterers, he didn't have any supporters. Finally, King Gongmin executed Sin Ton in 1371.
Criticism
King Gongmin's attempt to regain the leadership of the state through the introduction of Sin Ton had achieved some success. However, for this purpose, King Gongmin had almost entrusted Sin Ton with full authority, and had to face criticism for allowing Sin Ton to be an equal to the monarch.
In popular culture
*Portrayed by
Son Chang-min
Son Chang-min (; born April 24, 1965) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Television
* ''Vengeance of the Bride'' (태풍의 신부/ 2022)
*''Rookie Cops'' (너와 나의 경찰수업 / 2022)
*''My Sassy Girl'' (엽기적인 그녀/ 2017)
...
in the 2005–2006
MBC TV series ''
Shin Don
Sin Don (신돈, 辛旽; 21 January 1322 – 21 August 1371) was a Korean Buddhist monk and scholar during the Goryeo Dynasty; His Dharma name was Pyeonjo and became a teacher and advisor of Gongmin of Goryeo.
Summary
He was a Buddhist monk. H ...
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*Portrayed by Yoo Ha-joon in the 2012–2013
SBS TV series ''
The Great Seer''.
See also
*
Yi Che-hyŏn
*
Gongmin of Goryeo
*
U of Goryeo
References
Shin Don
1322 births
1371 deaths
Goryeo Buddhist monks
Assassinated Korean people
People murdered in Korea
Korean revolutionaries
People from Changnyeong County
People from South Gyeongsang Province
Goryeo writers
Yeongsan Shin clan
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