Song Si-yeol ( ko, 송시열,
Hanja
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: 宋時烈; 30 December 1607 - 19 July 1689), also known by his
penname
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s ''Uam'' (우암) and ''Ujae'' (우재) or by the honorific ''Songja'' ( ko, 송자,
Hanja
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: 宋子), was a Korean philosopher and politician. Born in
Okcheon
Okcheon County (''Okcheon-gun'') is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Climate
Okcheon has a humid continental climate (Köppen: ''Dwa''), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: ''Cwa'') using the ...
,
North Chungcheong
North Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청북도, ''Chungcheongbuk-do''), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region in the s ...
, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people. He served in governmental service for more than fifty years, and his name features over 3,000 times in the
Annals of Joseon Dynasty
The ''Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty'' (also known as the ''Annals of the Joseon Dynasty'' or the ''True Record of the Joseon Dynasty''; ko, 조선왕조실록 and ) are the annual records of Joseon, the last royal house to rule K ...
, the greatest frequency that any individual is mentioned. He was executed by the royal court for writing an inflammatory letter to the king.
There is a monument to him in his hometown.
He is also known as the calligrapher who inscribed an epitaph (Chungyeolmyobi Takboncheop) in dedication of Admiral
Yi Sunsin
Admiral Yi Sun-sin (April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598) was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty. Over the course of his career, Admiral Yi fough ...
, which is preserved at the
Chungryeolsa Shrine (historical site No. 236). He was from the
Eunjin Song clan
Eunjin Song clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their ''Bon-gwan'' is in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research in 2015, the number of Eunjin Song clan was 226,050. Their founder was who was a descendant of Song Ju eun.
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(은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏).
Family
* Great-Grandfather
** Song Gu-su (송구수, 宋龜壽)
* Grandfather
** Song Eung-gi (송응기, 宋應期)
* Grandmother
** Lady Lee (이씨, 李氏)
* Father
** Song Gab-jo (송갑조, 宋甲祚) (1573 - April 1628)
*** Uncle - Song Bang-jo (송방조, 宋邦祚)
* Mother
** Lady Gwak of the Seonsan Gwak clan (증 정경부인 선산 곽씨) (? - March 1655)
* Siblings
** Older brother - Song Si-hui (송시희, 宋時熹)
*** Sister-in-law - Lady Kim (김씨)
** Older brother - Song Si-mok (송시묵, 宋時默)
*** Sister-in-law - Lady Lee (이씨)
** Older sister - Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏)
*** Brother-in-law - Yun Gan (윤간, 尹侃)
** Older sister - Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏)
*** Brother-in-law - Lee Gyeong (이경, 李憬)
** Younger brother - Song Si-do (송시도, 宋時燾)
*** Sister-in-law - Lady Lee (이씨)
** Younger brother - Song Si-geol (송시걸, 宋時杰)
*** Sister-in-law - Lady Kwon (권씨, 權氏)
* Wife and children
** Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan (정경부인 한산 이씨, 韓山李氏) (? - March 1677)
*** Son - Song Sun (송순, 宋純)
*** Son - Song Hoe (송회, 宋懷)
*** Son - Song Seok (송석, 宋惜)
*** Daughter - Lady Song of the
Eunjin Song clan
Eunjin Song clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their ''Bon-gwan'' is in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research in 2015, the number of Eunjin Song clan was 226,050. Their founder was who was a descendant of Song Ju eun.
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(은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏)
**** Son-in-law - Kwon Yu (권유, 權愈) of the Andong Kwon clan (안동 권씨)
*** Daughter - Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏)
**** Son-in-law - Yun Baek (윤박, 尹博) of the Paepyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨); nephew of Yun Seon-geo (윤선거)
*** Adoptive son - Song Gi-tae (송기태, 宋基泰) (1629 - 1711); son of Song Si-hyeong (송시형, 宋時瑩)
**** Adoptive daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (증 정부인 전주 이씨)
[Her younger sister married ]Queen Myeongseong
Queen Myeongseong (13 June 1642 – 21 January 1684) (명성왕후 김씨) of the Cheongpung Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Hyeonjong, the 18th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of J ...
’s younger brother, Kim Seok-yeon (김석연, 金錫衍)
***** Adoptive grandson - Song Eun-seok (송은석, 宋殷錫)
****** Adoptive granddaughter-in-law - Lady Ryu of the
Munhwa Ryu clan
The Munhwa Ryu clan or Munhwa Yu clan of Korea ( Korean: 문화 류씨 or 문화 유씨, Hanja: 文化 柳氏) is one of the great aristocratic houses of Goryeo and Joseon dynasty. Munhwa is the name of the clan seat, a township in modern-day ...
(증 정부인 문화 류씨, 文化 柳氏)
Works
* Uam jip (우암집, 尤庵集)
* Uam seonsang hujip (우암선생후집, 尤菴先生後集)
* Uam yugo (우암유고, 尤菴遺稿)
* Juja daejeon (주자대전잡억)
* Songseo seubyu (송서습유, 宋書拾遺)
* Songseo sok seubyu (송서속습유, 宋書續拾遺)
* Juja daejeonchaui (주자대전차의, 朱子大全箚疑)
* Jeongseobullyu (정서분류, 程書分類)
* Juja eoryusobun (주자어류소분, 朱子語類小分)
* Nonmaeng munuitonggo (논맹문의통고, 論孟問義通攷)
* Simgyeong seogui (심경석의, 心經釋義)
* Sambang chwaryo (삼방촬요, 三方撮要)
* Songja daejeon (송자대전, 宋子大全)
* Jangneungjimun (장릉지문, 長陵誌文)
* Yeongneungjimun (영릉지문, 寧陵誌文)
* Song Jungil myojimyeong (송준길묘지명)
* Sagyeseonsaenghaengjang (사계선생행장, 沙溪先生行狀)
In popular culture
* He was portrayed by
Ahn Hyung-shik in the 1981
KBS1
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KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
TV Series ''
Daemyeong
''Daemyeong'' () is a 1981 South Korean television series starring Kim Dong-hoon, Kim Heung-ki, Seo Young-jin, Won Mi-kyung, Kim Sung-won and Baek Il-sub. It aired on KBS1 from January 5, 1981 until December 28, 1981 every Mondays for 52 episodes ...
''.
See also
*
List of Korean philosophers
This is a sortable list of Korean philosophers.
List
;Three Kingdoms
*Woncheuk 원측 圓測 (613–696)
*Wonhyo 원효 元曉 (617–686) ''see Essence-Function''
*Uisang 의상 義湘 (625–702)
*Seol Chong 설총 薛聰 (650–730)
;Gor ...
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Korean philosophy
Korean philosophy focuses on a totality of world view. Some aspects of Shamanism, Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism were integrated into Korean philosophy. Traditional Korean thought has been influenced by a number of religious and philosophical ...
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Heo Mok
Heo Mok (Hangul: 허목, Hanja: 許穆; 10 January 1596 – 2 June 1682) was a Korean calligrapher, painter, philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon Dynasty, who came from the Yangcheon Heo clan. He was most commonly known by the p ...
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Yun Hyu
Yun Hyu (Hangul: 윤휴, Hanja: 尹鑴; 1617 – 1680) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and official, who lived during the Joseon Dynasty. Yun was the political leader of the Southern (''Namin'') faction of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen name ...
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Yun Seondo
Yun Seondo (1587–1671), also spelled as Yoon Sun-Do, was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician. A Neo-Confucian scholar, he was also known by his pen names Gosan and Haeong.
Life
He was born in Seoul, in what is now South Korea. He ac ...
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Yun Jeung
Yun Jeung or Yun Chǔng (1629–1714) was a Confucian scholar in Korea during the late period of the Joseon dynasty. He was known as being a progressive thinker and for his opposition to the formalism and ritualism in the predominant philosophy o ...
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Gim Jip
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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 ...
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Song Jungil
Song Jun-gil (Hangul: 송준길, Hanja: 宋浚吉; 28 December 1606 – 2 December 1672), also known by his pen name Dongchundang, was a Korean politician and Neo-Confucian scholar, who lived during the Joseon Dynasty.
Born in Okcheon, North Chu ...
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Yun Seongeo Yun may refer to:
*Yǔn, Chinese name of Xionites, a nomadic tribe of Central Asia
*Yun (Chinese name) (云/雲), a Chinese family name
*Yun (ancient surname), an ancient Chinese surname
*Yeon, or Yun, Korean (or Dutch given name) family name
*Yun ...
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Gwon Sangha
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Gim Seokju
Gim Seokju (Korean: 김석주, hanja: 金錫冑, 1634 – September 20, 1684) was one of the Neo-Confucian scholars, politicians and writers of the Korean Joseon Kingdom. His nickname was Sigam (식암, 息庵), a courtesy name was Sabae ...
References
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1607 births
1689 deaths
17th-century Korean philosophers
17th-century politicians
Joseon scholar-officials
Korean Confucianists
Korean scholars
Song clan of Eunjin