Biography:Jeong In-ji
Jeong In-ji 정인지 | |
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 Portrait of Jeong In-ji | |
| Chief State Councillor | |
| In office July 25, 1455 – January 11, 1459 | |
| Preceded by | Yi Yu, Grand Prince Suyang |
| Succeeded by | Jeong Chang-son |
| Left State Councillor | |
| In office November 11, 1453 – April 20, 1455 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Jong-seo |
| Succeeded by | Han Hwak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1396 |
| Died | November 26, 1478 (aged 81) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정인지 |
| Hanja | 鄭麟趾 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Inji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Inji |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 학역재 |
| Hanja | 學易齋 |
| Revised Romanization | Hagyeokjae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hagyŏkchae |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 백저 |
| Hanja | 伯雎 |
| Revised Romanization | Baekjeo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Baekchŏ |
| gunho | |
| Hangul | 하동부웡운 |
| Hanja | 河東府院君 |
| Revised Romanization | Hadong Buwongun |
Jeong In-ji (Korean: 정인지, 鄭麟趾; December 28, 1396 – November 26, 1478) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar, historian who served as Vice Minister of Education or Deputy Chief Scholar (Head of Office for Special Advisors) during the reign of King Sejong the Great, Minister of Rites during the reign of King Munjong and Danjong, Left or Second State Councillor from 1453 to 1455 during the reign of King Danjong, and Chief State Councillor from 1455 to 1458 during the reign of King Sejo. He was nicknamed Hakyeokjae (학역재). He was from the Hadong Jeong clan (하동 정씨, 河東 鄭氏)
thumb|Letters of Jeong In-ji
He is perhaps best known for having written the postscript of the Hunmin Jeongeum Haerye, the commentary on and explanation of the native alphabet Hangeul invented by King Sejong in 1443. He also contributed to the Goryeo-sa, the official history of the Goryeo dynasty, and the Yongbi Eocheon-ga (용비어천가).
His second son, Jeong Hyeon-jo, was married to Princess Uisuk, the second daughter of King Sejo of Joseon. His descendants would eventually have royal connections through their marriages.
Family
- Grandfather
- Jeong Eul-gwi (정을귀, 鄭乙貴)
- Father
- Jeong Heung-in (정흥인, 鄭興仁) (1363 - 1436)
- Mother
- Lady Jin of the Heungdeok Jin clan (정경부인 흥덕 진씨, 貞敬夫人 興德 陳氏); daughter of Jin Cheon-ui (진천의의 딸)
- Sibling(s)
- Older sister - Lady Jeong of the Hadong Jeong clan (하동 정씨, 河東 鄭氏)
- Brother-in-law - Jeong Bun (정분, 鄭苯) of the Jinju Jeong clan (진주 정씨, 晉州 鄭氏) (1394 - 1454)
- Unnamed nephew
- Brother-in-law - Jeong Bun (정분, 鄭苯) of the Jinju Jeong clan (진주 정씨, 晉州 鄭氏) (1394 - 1454)
- Older sister - Lady Jeong of the Hadong Jeong clan (하동 정씨, 河東 鄭氏)
- Wives and their children
- Lady Jo of the Hanyang Jo clan (한양 조씨)
- Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨)
- Son - Jeong Hyeon-ju (정현조, 鄭顯祖) (1440 - 13 July 1504)
- Daughter-in-law - Princess Uisuk (의숙공주) (1441 - 1477)[5]
- Unnamed granddaughter; died prematurely
- Daughter-in-law - Lady Lee of the Ugye Lee clan (우계 이씨) (? - 2 February ?)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-su (승수, 承秀)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-yeong (승영, 承英)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-jang (승장)
- Granddaughter - Lady Jeong of the Hadong Jeong clan
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-hwa (승화, 承華)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-ran (승란, 承蘭)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-mu (승무, 承武)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-beom (승범, 承範)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-eun (승온, 承蘊)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-dong (승동, 承董)
- Daughter-in-law - Princess Uisuk (의숙공주) (1441 - 1477)[5]
- Son - Jeong Hyeon-ju (정현조, 鄭顯祖) (1440 - 13 July 1504)
- Son - Jeong Song-jo (정숭조, 鄭崇祖) (1442 - 13 February 1503)
- Daughter-in-law - Lady Park of the Juksan Park clan (정경부인 죽산 박씨)
- Daughter-in-law - Lady Jo of the Pyeongyang Jo clan (정경부인 평양 조씨)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-ryeom (정승렴, 鄭承廉)
- Great-granddaughter - Lady Jeong of the Hadong Jeong clan (1510 - 1587)[6]
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-geun (정승근, 鄭承謹)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-ryeom (정승렴, 鄭承廉)
- Son - Jeong Gyeong-jo (정경조, 鄭敬祖) (1455 - July 1498)
- Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)[7]
- Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Yeoju Yi clan (여주 이씨)
- Grandson - Jeong Seung-woo (정승우, 鄭承佑)
- Son - Jeong Sang-jo (정상조, 鄭尙祖)
Books
- Hunminjeongeum (훈민정음, 訓民正音)
- Hunminjeongeum yehae (훈민정음예해, 訓民正音例解)
- Hagyeokjaejip (학역재집, 學易齋集)
- Yeokdae yeokbeop (역대역법, 歷代曆法)
- Goryeosa (고려사, 高麗史)
- Goryeosa jeolyo (고려사절요, 高麗史節要)
- Yeokdae byeongyo (역대병요, 歷代兵要)
- Saryun ojip (사륜오집)
- Jachitonggam hunui (자치통감훈의, 資治通鑑訓義)
- Sejong sillok (세종실록, 世宗實錄)
In popular culture
Drama
- Portrayed by Jeong Seung-hyeon in the 1984-1985 MBC TV series 500 Years of Joseon: The Ume Tree in the Midst of the Snow
- Portrayed by Lee Shin-jae in the 1990 KBS TV series Dance Toward the Broken Heavens
- Portrayed by Han In-su in the 1994 KBS TV series Han Myeong-hoe
- Portrayed by Park Woong in the 1998-2000 KBS TV series The King and Queen
- Portrayed by Lee Jin-woo in the 2008 KBS TV series The Great King, Sejong
- Portrayed by Park Hyuk-kwon in the 2011 SBS TV series Deep Rooted Tree.
- Portrayed by Woo Sang-jeon in the 2011-2012 JTBC TV series Insu, The Queen Mother
- Portrayed by Jeong Eui-gap in the 2016 KBS1 TV series Jang Yeong-sil.
Film
- Portrayed by Oh Yeong-su in the 1997 and 2007 film Tae
- Portrayed by Lee Jin-bok in the 2012 film The Majesty’s Spring
See also
- Sejo of Joseon
- Sin Suk-ju
- Han Myeong-hoe
- Han Hwak
- King Seonjo of Joseon
External links
References
- ↑ Lady Ahn is the eldest daughter of Princess Jeongui (the second daughter of Queen Soheon and King Sejong) and Ahn Maeng-dam
- ↑ Her younger sister married Han Hwak’s son; Queen Sohye’s younger brother
- ↑ Lady Jeong and her husband would eventually become the maternal grandparents of Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Namyang Hong clan (a concubine of King Jungjong) through their daughter, Lady Kwon of the Andong Kwon clan
- ↑ Became the mother of Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Namyang Hong clan
- ↑ She is the only daughter of King Sejo and Queen Jeonghui
- ↑ Lady Jeong eventually became the grandmother of Queen Yu (the wife of King Gwanghaegun)
- ↑ She is the second daughter of Prince Gyeyang (son of King Sejong) and Princess Consort Jeongseon (daughter of Han Hwak and older sister of Queen Sohye)
- ↑ Lady Ahn is the granddaughter of Princess Jeongui (a daughter of King Sejong and Queen Soheon)
- ↑ He eventually became the maternal grandfather of King Seonjo
Pratt: 175 & 337
Lee Ki-baik: 193,198 & 201
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