Yi Gi ( ko, 이기,
hanja
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(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
:; October 26, 1476 – April 28, 1552) was a
Korea
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n scholar-official during the
Joseon
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 ...
period. He was
Chief State Councillor
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
from 1549 to 1551. He was the nephew of
Seong Dam su
Seong, also spelled Song or Sung, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Family name
The fa ...
(성담수), one of the members of
Saengyuksin (생육신), and a relative of
Yi Yi
''Yi Yi'' () is a 2000 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Edward Yang centering around the struggles of an engineer named NJ (played by Wu Nien-jen) and three generations of his middle-class Taiwanese family in Taipei.
The title in C ...
(Yulgok; 율곡 이이).
Family
* Father - Yi Ui-mu (이의무, 李宜茂)
** Grandfather - Yi Chu (이추, 李抽)
* Mother - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
** Grandmother - Seong Hui (성희, 成熺)
* Siblings
** Older sister - Lady of the Deoksu Yi clan (이씨)
*** Brother-in-law - Jo Gye-sang (조계상, 曺繼商)
** Older brother - Yi Wi (이위, 李葦); died prematurely
** Older brother - Yi Kwon (이권, 李菤)
*** Sister-in-law - Lady Choi; daughter of Choi Yeon-ui (최연의)
** Younger brother - Yi Haeng (이행, 李荇)
*** Sister-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨); daughter of Yi Jo (이조, 李稠)
** Younger brother - Yi Yeong (이영, 李苓)
*** Sister-in-law - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨); daughter of Yi Su-paeng (이수팽, 李壽彭)
** Younger brother - Yi Bong (이봉, 李芃)
*** Sister-in-law - Lady Yi of the Haman Yi clan (함안 이씨); daughter of Yi Je (이제, 李霽)
* Wife and issue
** Lady Kim (김씨); daughter of Kim Jin (김진, 金震)
*** Daughter - Lady of the Deoksu Yi clan (이씨)
**** Son-in-law - Ahn Eung-won (안응원, 安應元)
*** Son - Yi Won-woo (이원우, 李元祐)
**** Grandson - Yi Pil (이필, 李泌)
***** Granddaughter-in-law - Gu Geum-ok (구금옥, 具金玉), Lady Gu of the
Neungseong Gu clan
The Neungseong Gu clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Neungseong Gu clan’s member was 174,161. Their founder was who exiled himsel ...
(능성 구씨, 綾城 具氏)
[Lady Gu is the only granddaughter of ]Princess Hwisin
Princess Hwisin (Hangul: 휘신공주, Hanja: 徽愼公主; 24 October 1491 - ?), or firstly honoured as Princess Hwisun (Hangul: 휘순공주, Hanja: 徽順公主), was a Joseon Royal Princess and the eldest daughter of Yeonsangun of Joseon and ...
****** Adoptive Great-Grandson - Yi Ahn-nul (이안눌, 李安訥)
See also
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Yi I
Yi Yi (; December 26, 1536 – February 27, 1584) was a Korean philosopher, writer, and Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty. Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok ("Chestnut valley"). He was also a politician[Yi Sun-sin
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 ...]
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Yun Won-hyung
Yun Won-hyeong ( ko, 윤원형, 尹元衡; 1503 – 18 November 1565) was a Korean political figure of the Joseon period. He was the younger brother of Queen Munjeong, the 3rd wife of 11th King Jungjong and was the maternal uncle of the 13th Ki ...
References
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1476 births
1552 deaths
16th-century Korean poets
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