Sŏng Hŭian (; January 1461 – July 1513) was a
Korea
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Joseon
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politician and
Neo-Confucianism
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philosopher who served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of
King Jungjong in 1513 until his death. He was one of the merit subjects that led the coup that placed King
Jungjong on the throne.
Seong Huian
Family
* Father
** Sŏng Ch'an ()
* Mother
** Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan
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* Sibling(s)
** Older brother - Sŏng Hŭi-jeung ()
** Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan ()
** Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan ()
** Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan ()
** Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan ()
* Spouse
** Lady Cho of the Pungyang Cho clan ()
* Issue
** Son - Sŏng Yul (; 1498–?)
*** Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan ()
**** Grandson - Sŏng Su-ch'ŏl (; 1512–?)
**** Granddaughter - Sŏng Myŏng-ik (), Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (; 1515–?)
**** Granddaughter - Sŏng Ch'ŏn-ŏk (), Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (; 1519–?)
**** Granddaughter - Sŏng Ka-si (), Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (; 1530–?)
** Daughter - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Seong clan ()
*** Son-in-law - Kwŏn Yŏng () of the Andong Kwŏn clan
**** Grandson - Kwŏn Ho ()
**** Grandson - Kwŏn I (; 1541–?)
** Daughter - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan ()
*** Son-in-law - Yi Hŭi-myŏng () of the Pyeongchang Yi clan
**** Grandson - Yi Sŏp (; 1534–?)
**** Grandson - Yi Pal ()
**** Granddaughter - Lady Yi of the Pyeongchang Yi clan ()
**** Grandson - Yi Ok (; 1537–?)
**** Grandson - Yi Ch'ŏl (; 1538–?)
Popular culture
* Portrayed by Lee Hwa-ryong in the 2017 KBS2
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TV series ''Queen for Seven Days
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''.
See also
* Jungjong coup
* Pak Wŏnjong
* Yu Sunjŏng
References
16th-century Korean philosophers
Neo-Confucian scholars
16th-century Korean writers
Joseon scholar-officials
1461 births
1513 deaths
Sources
*Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler (1999). ''Culture and the State in Late Chosŏn Korea.'' Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
OCLC 40926015
* Lee, Peter H. (1993). ''Sourcebook of Korean Civilization'', Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ; ;
OCLC 26353271
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