Biography:Jeong In-hong

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Jeong In-hong
정인홍
Chief State Councillor
In office
12 February 1618 – 26 April 1619
Preceded byGi Ja-heon
Succeeded byPark Seung-jong
Left State Councillor
In office
27 February 1614 – 25 January 1618
Preceded byYi Hang-bok
Succeeded byJeong Chang-yeon
Right State Councillor
In office
29 September 1612 – 27 February 1614
(suspended from office: 13 June–6 November 1613)
Preceded byYi Hang-bok
Succeeded byJeong Chang-yeon
Personal details
Born(1363-03-08)8 March 1363
Died28 February 1452(1452-02-28) (aged 88)
Korean name
Hangul
정인홍
Hanja
鄭仁弘
Revised RomanizationJeong In-hong
McCune–ReischauerChung In-hong
Pen name
Hangul
래암 or 내암
Hanja
來庵
Revised RomanizationRaeam, Naeam
McCune–ReischauerRaeam, Naeam
Courtesy name
Hangul
덕원
Hanja
德遠
Revised RomanizationDeogwon
McCune–ReischauerDukwon

Jeong In-hong (Korean: 정인홍, 鄭仁弘; 26 September 1535 – 3 April 1623) was a Korean politician, Neo-Confucian scholar, general, and leader of the Northerners faction. He served as Prime Minister or Chief State Councillor during the reign of Gwanghaegun. His pen name was Raeam (also Naeam, 래암 來庵).[1] He belonged to the Seosan Jeong clan.

Family

  • Grandfather
    • Jeong Yeon-woo (정언우, 鄭彦佑)
  • Father
    • Jeong Ryu (정륜, 鄭倫)
      • Uncle - Jeong Geon (정건)
  • Mother
    • Lady Kang of the Jinju Kang clan (진주 강씨) (? - 1582)
  • Siblings
    • Unnamed younger brother
    • Younger brother - Jeong In-yeong (정인영, 鄭仁榮) (1540 - 1602)
  • Wife and children
    • Lady Yang of the Namwon Yang clan (남원 양씨)
      • Son - Jeong Yeon (정연, 鄭沇) (1571 - 1592)
        • Daughter-in-law - Lady Ha of the Jinju Ha clan (진주 하씨)
          • Grandson - Jeong Neung (정능, 鄭 木+菱)

Works

  • Naeamjip (내암집, 來庵集)

Popular culture

  • Portrayed by Han Myung-koo in the 2015 MBC TV series Splendid Politics.

See also

  • Cho Shik
  • Lee San-hae

References

  1. Chung In-hong (in Korean)
  • Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler (1999). Culture and the State in Late Chosŏn Korea. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN:9780674179820; OCLC 40926015.
  • Lee, Peter H. (1993). Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN:9780231079129; ISBN:9780231079143; ISBN:9780231104449; OCLC 26353271.
  • Noh, Daehwan. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century", Korea Journal. Winter 2003.

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