Chŏng Inhong (; September 26, 1535 – April 3, 1623) was a scholar-official of 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 of Korea. A general and a leader of the
Northerners faction. He served as
Chief State Councillor during the reign of
Gwanghaegun. His
art name
An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin Chinese), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets and writers in the Sinosp ...
was Naeam ().
Chung In-hong
He belonged to the Seosan Chŏng clan.
Family
* Father
** Chŏng Ryun ()
* Mother
** Lady Kang of the Jinju Kang clan (; ?–1582)
* Siblings
** Unnamed younger brother
** Younger brother – Chŏng Inyŏng (; 1540–1602)
* Wife and children
** Lady Yang of the Namwon Yang clan (); daughter of Yang Hŭi ()
*** Son – Chŏng Yŏn (; 1571–1592)
**** Daughter-in-law – Lady Ha of the Jinju Ha clan (); daughter of Ha Chinbo ()
***** Grandson – Chŏng Nŭng (정능, 鄭木+菱)
Works
* ''Naeam chip'' ()
Popular culture
*Portrayed by Seo Sang-ik in the 1995 KBS2
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TV Series '' West Palace''.
* Portrayed by Han Myung-koo in the 2015 MBC TV series ''Splendid Politics
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''.
See also
* Cho Shik
* Yi Sanhae
Yi Sanhae (; 20 July 1539 – 1609) was a Korean politician, scholar, writer and poet of the Joseon period who came from the Hansan Yi clan. He served as the Chief State Councilor of Joseon from 1590 to 1592 and 1600. Yi was a member of the pol ...
References
* Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler
Martina Deuchler (born 1935 in Zurich) is a Swiss academic and author. She was a professor of Korean studies at the SOAS University of London from 1991 to 2001.
Profile
Martina Deuchler developed her interest in Korea by way of Chinese and Ja ...
(1999). ''Culture and the State in Late Chosŏn Korea''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; .
* Lee, Peter H. (1993). ''Sourcebook of Korean Civilization'', Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ; ; ; .
* Noh, Daehwan
"The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century"
''Korea Journal''. Winter 2003.
External links
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1535 births
1623 deaths
Neo-Confucian scholars
Korean educators
16th-century Korean poets
17th-century Korean poets
Joseon scholar-officials
Korean scholars
Executed Korean people
Korean Confucianists
16th-century Korean philosophers
Executed politicians
17th-century executions by Korea
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People from South Gyeongsang Province
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