Yun Im (; 26 July 1487 – 30 August 1545) was a politician, general, and soldier of the Korean

Joseon Dynasty 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 ...

. He was from the aristocratic family of the Papyeong Yun clan (), and related to the Royal

Jeonju Yi clan The Jeonju Yi clan () is a Korean clan with the surname Yi. Their ''bon-gwan'' is in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The clan includes the House of Yi that led Joseon and the Korean Empire. Their founder was . He was Minister of Works () durin ...

through his mother. He was the older brother of Queen Janggyeong, the second wife of King

Jungjong of Joseon Jungjong (; 25 April 1488 – 9 December 1544), personal name Yi Yeok (), firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong (), was the 11th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his elder half-brother ...

, and the uncle of King Injong of Joseon.Yun Im
He was also the nephew of Park Won-jong, and was titled as Prince Paeun.() He was also known as part of DaeYun (Great Yun, 尹任, 윤임) versus SoYun (small Yun, 小尹, 윤사윤) close relatives of the DaeYun (allied closely by marriage to

Queen Munjeong Queen Munjeong (; 12 December 1501 – 15 May 1565), of the Papyeong Yun clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the third wife and queen consort of Jungjong of Joseon, Yi Yeok, King Jungjong. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1517 until he ...

. He was executed in the Eulsa Sahwa of 1545 during the conflict of the Daeyun and SoYun factions. (See also Yangjae Station Graffiti Incident of 1547)

Family

* Father − Yun Yeo-Pil (; 1466–1555) * Mother − Internal Princess Consort Suncheon of the Suncheon Park clan (; ? – 1498) * Aunt − Grand Internal Princess Consort Seungpyeong of the Suncheon Park clan (; 1455 – 20 July 1506) Siblings * Older sister − Lady/Princess Papyeong of the Papyeong Yun clan (; 1485 – 16 January 1536) * Older sister − Princess Consort Papyeong of the Papyeong Yun clan () * Younger sister − Yun Cheon-deok (), Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan (1488 – ?) * Younger sister - Yun Myeong-hye (), Queen Janggyeong of the Papyeong Yun clan (; 10 August 1491 – 16 March 1515) * Younger sister − Lady Yun (; 1498 – ?) * Younger half-sister − Yun Ok-chun (; 1518 – ?) Wives and their children * Lady Yi of the Yeoheung Yi clan (; ? – 1528); daughter of Yi Bo () and Lady Yi of the Gwangju Yi clan () ** Daughter - Lady Yun () ** Daughter - Lady Yun () ** Son - Yun Heung-in (; 1516 – September 1545) ** Son - Yun Heung-ui () ** Son - Yun Heung-rye () * Lady Gwak of the

Hyeonpung Gwak clan Hyeonpung Gwak clan () is one of the Korean clans Korean clans are groups of Koreans, Korean people that share the same Patrilineality, paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a ''bongwan'' () and a family name. Korean clan ...

(; 1517–1589); daughter of Gwak Han () ** Son - Yun Heung-ji () *** Daughter-in-law - Lady Park () **** Grandson - Yun Chim () ** Son - Yun Heung-shin (; ? – 1592) *** Daughter-in-law - Lady Shin () **** Grandson - Yun Seong () **** Grandson - Yun Seo () ** Son - Yun Heung-chung () *** Daughter-in-law - Lady Lee () Concubines and their children * Unnamed concubine ** Son - Yun Heung-hyo () *** Grandson - Yun Jong () ** Son - Yun Heung-je (; ? – 1592) *** Grandson - Yun Sang () * Kisaeng Mae-hyang () — No issue. * Jung-yi (); slave of Prince Deokpung — No issue.

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* * * Joseon politicians Joseon generals 16th-century Korean people 1487 births 1545 deaths Papyeong Yun clan {{korea-politician-stub