Yun Hyu (
Hangul
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: 윤휴,
Hanja
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: 尹鑴; 1617 – 1680) was a
Korean
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* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
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Neo-Confucian
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scholar and official, 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 ...
. Yun was the political leader of the
Southern (''Namin'')
faction of the Joseon Dynasty. His
pen names
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were Baekho, Haheon and Yabo.
He was nominated to be a ''Jipyeong'' (지평, 持平) as a ''Yebinshijeong'' (예빈시정, 禮賓寺正), and had served in various other posts, before he left politics to dedicate himself to scholarly pursuits.
In 1660, he became a leading figure in the controversy regarding the mourning rituals for
King Hyojong. In 1674, he became involved again in a second round of the controversy, this time over the death of
Queen Inseon
Queen Inseon (Hangul: 인선왕후 장씨, Hanja: 仁宣王后 張氏; 9 February 1619 – 19 March 1674), of the Deoksu Jang clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Ho, King Hyojong. She was queen consort of Jos ...
.
In 1680, Yun was expelled and exiled to Gapsan (갑산, 甲山). That year, he was ordered to commit suicide by
King Sukjong, after a long public debate with
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 ...
.
Works
* Baekhojeonseo (백호전서, 白湖全書)
* Baekhodokseogi (백호독서기, 白湖讀書記)
* Juryeseol (주례설, 周禮說)
* Hongbeomseol (홍범설, 洪範說)
* Jungyongdaehakhuseol (중용대학후설, 中庸大學後說)
* Jungyongseol (중용설, 中庸說)
* Baekhojip (백호집, 白湖集)
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 ...
*
Korean philosophy
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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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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 ...
*
Yun Seon-do
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 a ...
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List of Korean-language poets
This is a list of Korean-language poets.
Twentieth-century poets
Alphabetical list
B
* Baek Seok (1912-1996)
* Bok Koh-il (born 1946)
C
* Chae Ho-ki (born 1957)
* Cheon Sang-byeong (1930-1993)
* Cheon Yang-hee (born 1942)
* Cheong Chi-yong ...
*
Korean literature
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Yun Hyu
Yun Hyu
1617 births
1680 deaths
17th-century Korean philosophers
Joseon scholar-officials
Korean Confucianists
Joseon politicians
Neo-Confucian scholars
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