Song Chun-gil (; 28 December 1606 – 2 December 1672), also known by his

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Tongch'undang, was a

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n politician and

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scholar, who lived during the

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period. Born in Okcheon,

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, he was the best friend and a distant relative of

Song Si-yol A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually ...

. His daughter, Lady Song, was the mother of

Queen Inhyeon Queen Inhyeon (; 23 April 1667 – 14 August 1701), of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the second wife of King Sukjong, the 19th Joseon monarch. She was queen of Joseon from 1681 until her deposition in 1688, and from her reinstatement in 1694 ...

, who would become the second wife of King Sukjong.

Relations with the Royal Family

Song Chun-gil's descendants through his second daughter had made him the maternal grandfather of Min Jin-hu, Min Jin-won, and

. He eventually became the 5th great-grandfather of

Empress Myeongseong Empress Myeongseong (; 17 November 1851 – 8 October 1895) was the official wife of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon and the first emperor of the Korean Empire. During her lifetime, she was known by the name Queen Min (). After the founding o ...

and the 6th great-grandfather of

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. When Empress Myeongseong became Queen, she also close connections to the families of her 5th maternal great-grandmother (

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), and 4th maternal great-grandmother (Jinju Jeong clan).

Family

* Father ** Song Yi-ch'ang (; 1561 – May 1627) * Mother ** Lady Kim of the

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(; 1561–1621); daughter of Kim Eun-hwi () and cousin of

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* Wives and their issue ** Lady Kim () — no issue. ** Lady Chŏng of the Jinju Chŏng clan (; 1604–1655); daughter of Chŏng Kyŏng-se (정경세, 鄭經世; 1563–1633) *** Son: Song Kwang-sik (; 1620–1664) *** Son: Song Sŏk-tae (; 1625 – ?) *** Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (; 1628–1662) *** Daughter: Internal Princess Consort Eunseong of the Eunjin Song clan (; 1637–1672); Min Yu-chung's second wife *** Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (; 1639 – ?) *** Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (; 1641 – ?) * Concubines and their issue ** Yi Rang, Lady Yi (; 1610–1631); daughter of Yi Tong-hyŏng (이동형; 1580 – ?) — no issue. ** Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (; 1644–1712); daughter of Min Kyu () *** Son: Song Kwang-rim (; 1666 – ?) *** Son: Song Kwang-chŏng (; 1668–1734) *** Son: Song Kwang-yŏng (; 1670 – ?) *** Son: Song Pyŏng-ik (; 1677 – ?)

Works

* ''Eorokhae'' () * ''Dongchundangjip'' ()

References

Site web

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