Biography:Kim Ja-jeom

Kim Ja-jeom 김자점
Chief State Councillor
In office 1646 – June 22, 1649
Preceded by	Kim Ryu
Succeeded by	Yi Gyeong-seok
Left State Councillor
In office April 3, 1646 – May 12, 1646
Preceded by	Hong Seo-bong
Succeeded by	Kim Sang-hyeon
In office December 29, 1643 – April 10, 1644
Preceded by	Sim Gi-won
Succeeded by	Sim Yeol
Right State Councillor
In office June 21, 1643 – January 14, 1644
Preceded by	Sim Gi-won
Succeeded by	Yi Gyeong-yeo
Personal details
Born	1588
Died	January 27, 1652(1652-01-27) (aged 63–64)
Korean name
Hangul	김자점
Hanja	金自點
Revised Romanization	Gim Jajeom
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Cha-jŏm
Pen name
Hangul	낙서
Hanja	洛西
Revised Romanization	Nakseo
McCune–Reischauer	Naksŏ
Courtesy name
Hangul	성지
Hanja	成之
Revised Romanization	Seongji
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngji

Kim Ja-jeom (Korean: 김자점; Hanja: 金自點; 1588 – January 27, 1652) was a politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen name was Nakseo (Korean: 낙서; Hanja: 洛西) and courtesy name was Seongji (Korean: 성지; Hanja: 成之). He was one of the disciples of Seong Hon.

He was Joseon's prime minister from 1645 to 1650, and was an ancestor of Kim Gu, a famous Korean independence activist.

In 1646, threatened by the return of Im Gyeong-eop to the capital, Kim Ja-jeom's paid soldiers to have him assassinated.

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Park Geun-hyung in 2009 MBC TV series The Return of Iljimae.
• Portrayed by Kwon Tae-won in 2012 MBC TV series The King's Doctor.
• Portrayed by Jung Sung-mo in 2013 JTBC TV series Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers.
• Portrayed by Park Yeong-gyu in 2014 tvN TV series The Three Musketeers.
• Portrayed by Jo Min-ki in 2015 MBC TV series Splendid Politics.

See also

• Kim Gu
• Hyojong of Joseon
• Injo of Joseon
• Kim Jip
• Injo coup

External links

• Kim Ja-Jeom (in Korean)
• Kim Ja-Jeom (in Korean)