Yu Sunjŏng (; 1459 – January 26, 1513), also known as Ryu Sunjŏng (), was a

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n scholar-official during the

Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

period. A disciple of

Kim Chong-jik Kim Chong-jik (; June 1431 – August 19, 1492), often known by his art name Chŏmp'ilchae (), was a leading Korean Neo-Confucian scholar in the early Joseon dynasty. He was born in Miryang in Gyeongsang Province, to a ''yangban'' family of th ...

, he was one of three principal leaders (alongside Pak Wŏnjong and

Sŏng Hŭian Sŏng Hŭian (; January 1461 – July 1513) was a Korean Joseon politician and Neo-Confucianism 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 ...

) of the Jungjong coup of 1506 Ryu Sunjeong
together with other

Neo-Confucianism Neo-Confucianism (, often shortened to ''lǐxué'' 理學, literally "School of Principle") is a moral, ethical, and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, which originated with Han Yu (768–824) and Li Ao (772–841) i ...

philosophers and scholars and became Chief State Councillor of Joseon in 1512. He was a part of the

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and hailed from the Jinju Yu clan.

Family

* Father ** Yu Yang () * Mother ** Lady Chŏng; daughter of Jeong Jib () * Spouse ** Lady Kwŏn * Issue ** Son - Yu Hong () ** Son - Yu Cha () * Concubine and issue ** Lady Ch'oe; granddaughter of Ch'oe Mi-dong () *** Son - Yu Yŏn () *** Son - Yu Wi () *** Son - Yu Hang () *** Son - Yu Pyŏn ()

Popular culture

* He was portrayed by Yoo Hyung-gwan in the 2017

KBS2 KBS 2TV is a South Korean free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen ...

TV series ''

Queen for Seven Days ''Queen for Seven Days'' () is a South Korean television series starring Park Min-young as the titular Queen Dangyeong, with Yeon Woo-jin and Lee Dong-gun. It aired on KBS2 every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 ( KST) from May 31, 2017, to A ...

''.

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16th-century Korean philosophers Korean politicians Neo-Confucian scholars Korean educators 16th-century Korean writers Joseon scholar-officials Korean scholars Joseon Confucianists 1512 deaths 1459 births Joseon jangwon {{Korea-politician-stub