Song Jun-gil (

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: 송준길,

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: 宋浚吉; 28 December 1606 – 2 December 1672), also known by his

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Dongchundang, was a

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n politician and

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scholar, who lived 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 ...

. 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 Province 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 the best friend and a distant relative of

Song Si-yeol Song Si-yeol ( ko, 송시열, Hanja: 宋時烈; 30 December 1607 - 19 July 1689), also known by his pennames ''Uam'' (우암) and ''Ujae'' (우재) or by the honorific ''Songja'' ( ko, 송자, Hanja: 宋子), was a Korean philosopher and politic ...

. His daughter, Lady Song, was the mother of

Queen Inhyeon Queen Inhyeon (Hangul: 인현왕후 민씨, Hanja: 仁顯王后閔氏; 15 May 1667 – 16 September 1701), of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the second wife and queen consort of King Sukjong, the 19th Joseon monarch. She was Queen of Joseon fr ...

, who would become the second wife of King Sukjong.

Relations with the Royal Family

Song Jun-gil's descendants through his second daughter had made him the maternal grandfather of Min Jin-hu, Min Jin-won, and

. He eventually became the 5th great-grandfather of

Empress Myeongseong Empress Myeongseong or Empress Myungsung (명성황후 민씨; 17 November 1851 – 8 October 1895In lunar calendar, the Empress was born on 25 September 1851 and died on 20 August 1895), informally known as Empress Min, was the official wife ...

and the 6th great-grandfather of

Empress Sunmyeong Empress Sunmyeonghyo or literally known as Sunmyeong, the Filial Piety Empress (Hangul: 순명효황후, Hanja: 純明孝皇后; 20 November 1872 – 5 November 1904), of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the first wife and Crown Princess Consort of ...

. When Empress Myeongseong became Queen, she also close connections to the families of her 5th maternal great-grandmother (

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. ...

), and 4th maternal great-grandmother (Jinju Jeong clan).

Family

* Great-grandfather ** Song Se-yeong (송세영, 宋世英) * Grandfather ** Song Eung-seo (송응서, 宋應瑞) (1530 – 1608) * Grandmother ** Lady Yi of the Gwangju Yi clan (광주 이씨) * Father ** Song Yi-chang (송이창, 宋爾昌) (1561 – May 1627) * Mother ** Lady Kim of 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 ...

(광산 김씨, 光山金氏) (? – 1621) * Wives and their issue ** Lady Kim (김씨, 金氏) — no issue. ** Lady Jeong of the Jinju Jeong clan (진주 정씨, 晋州鄭氏) (1604 – 1655) *** Son: Song Gwang-sik (송광식, 宋光栻) (1625 – 1664) **** Granddaughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津宋氏) ***** Grandson-in-law: Won Mong-ik of the Wonju Won clan (원몽익 원주 원씨, 元夢翼原州元氏) ****** Great-grandson: Won Myeong-gu (원명구, 元命龜) **** Grandson: Song Byeong-mun (송병문) **** Grandson: Song Byeong-ha (송병하) **** Grandson: Song Byeong-won (송병원) ****Grandson: Song Byeong-ik (송병익) *** Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津宋氏) **** Son-in-law: Na Myeong-jwa of the Anjeong Na clan (나명좌 안정 나씨) *** Daughter: Internal Princess Consort Eunseong of the Eunjin Song clan (은성부부인 은진송씨, 恩城府夫人恩津宋氏) (1637 – 1672) **** Son-in-law: Min Yu-jung (민유중, 閔維重) (1630 – 29 June 1687) ***** Granddaughter: Lady Min of the

Yeoheung Min clan The Yeoheung Min clan () is a Korean clan that traces its origin to Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. The 2015 Korean Census counted 167,124 members of the Yeoheung Min clan. Origin The Yeoheung Min clan's progenitor was Min Ching-do (민칭도, 閔� ...

(1656 – 1728) (여흥 민씨, 驪興閔氏) ***** Grandson: Min Jin-hu (1659 – 1720) (민진후, 閔鎭厚) ***** Grandson: Min Jin-won (1664 – 1736) (민진원, 閔鎭遠) ***** Granddaughter: Queen Inhyeon of the Yeoheung Min clan (인현왕후 민씨, 仁顯王后閔氏) (15 May 1667 – 16 September 1701) ***** Granddaughter: Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (여흥 민씨, 驪興閔氏) ***** Granddaughter: Min Jeong-seong, Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (민정성 여흥 민씨) (1672 – 1672) ***** Granddaughter: Min Jeong-je, Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (민정제 여흥 민씨) (1672 – ?) * Concubines and their issue ** Yi Rang, Lady Yi (이랑 이씨, 李娘李氏) — no issue ** Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (여흥 민씨, 驪興閔氏) (1640 – 1712)Daughter of Min Gyu (민규). *** Son: Song Gwang-rim (송광림) *** Son: Song Gwang-cheon (송광천) *** Son: Song Gwang-yeong (송광영)

Works

* ''Eorokhae'' (어록해, 語錄解) * ''Dongchundangjip'' (동춘당집)

References

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Relations with the Royal Family

Family

Works

See also

References

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