Song Si-yeol

In this Korean name, the family name is Song.
Song Si-yeol
송시열
Left State Councillor
In office
16 July 1673 – 13 September 1673
Preceded byYi Gyeong-eok
Succeeded byJeong Ji-hwa
In office
11 June 1672 – 29 November 1672
Preceded byJeong Chi-hwa
Succeeded byKim Su-hang
Right State Councillor
In office
19 June 1671 – 11 June 1672
Preceded byHong Jong-bo
Succeeded byKim Su-hang
In office
5 April 1668 – 4 January 1669
Preceded byJeong Chi-hwa
Succeeded byHong Jong-bo
Personal details
Born1607 (1607)
Guryong Village, Yinae-myeon, Okcheon-gun, Chungcheong-do, Kingdom of Joseon (nowadays is Guryong-ri, Yiwon-myeon, Okcheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea)
Died1689 (aged 81–82)
Gaekji, Taein-hyeon, Jeolla-do, Kingdom of Joseon
Cause of deathSentenced to death during custody (executed)
Political partySeo-in, later No-ron
Spouse(s)Lady, of the Hansan Yi clan
Children
  • Song-Sun (1st son)
  • Song-Hoe (2nd son)
  • Song-Seok (3rd son)
  • 4th son
  • 2 daughters
  • Song Gi-tae (adopted son)
Parents
  • Song Gap-jo (father)
  • Lady, of the Seonsan Gwak clan (mother)
EducationSaengwon-si in 1633
Korean name
Hangul
송시열
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSong Siyeol
McCune–ReischauerSong Siyŏl
Art name
Hangul
우암, 우재, 교산노부, 남간노수, 화양동주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUam, Ujae, Gyosannobu, Namgannosu, Hwayangdongju
McCune–ReischauerUam, Ujae, Kyosannobu, Namgannosu, Hwayangdongju
Courtesy name
Hangul
영보, 성뢰, 성래
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeongbo, Seongroe, Seongrae
McCune–ReischauerYŏngbo, Sŏngnoe, Sŏngnae
Posthumous name
Hangul
문정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMunjeong
McCune–ReischauerMunjŏng

Song Si-yeol (Korean: 송시열; 1607 – 1689), also known by his art names Uam (우암) and Ujae (우재) or by the honorific Master Song (송자; 宋子; Songja), was a Korean philosopher and politician. Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people. He served in governmental service for more than fifty years, and his name features over 3,000 times in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, the greatest frequency that any individual is mentioned. He was executed by the royal court for writing an inflammatory letter to the king. There is a monument to him in his hometown. He is also known as the calligrapher who inscribed an epitaph (Chungyeolmyobi Takboncheop) in dedication of Admiral Yi Sunsin, which is preserved at the Chungnyeolsa Shrine (historical site No. 236). He was from the Eunjin Song clan and was close friends with one of his distant relatives, Song Jun-gil.

Family

  • Great-Grandfather
    • Song Gu-su (송구수, 宋龜壽)
  • Grandfather
    • Song Eung-gi (송응기, 宋應期)
  • Grandmother
    • Lady Yi of the Gwangju Yi clan (광주이씨); daughter of Yi Yun-gyeong (이윤경, 李潤敬)
  • Father
    • Song Gab-jo (송갑조, 宋甲祚) (1573 - April 1628)
      • Uncle - Song Bang-jo (송방조, 宋邦祚)
        • Cousin - Song Si-hyeong (송시형, 宋時瑩)
          • First cousin once removed - Song Gi-tae (송기태, 宋基泰) (1629 - 1711)
  • Mother
    • Lady Gwak of the Seonsan Gwak clan (증 정경부인 선산 곽씨)
      • Grandfather - Gwak Ja-bang (곽자방, 郭自防) (? - March 1655)
  • Sibling(s)
    • Older brother - Song Si-hui (송시희, 宋時熹) (1601 - March 1627)
      • Sister-in-law - Lady Kim (김씨); daughter of Kim Seong-jin (김성진, 金聲振)
    • Older brother - Song Si-mok (송시묵, 宋時默) (1605 - 1672)
      • Sister-in-law - Lady Yi (이씨); daughter of Yi Si-saeng (이시생, 李蓍生)
    • Younger sister - Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏) (1608 - ?)
      • Brother-in-law - Yun Seom (윤섬, 尹爓)
    • Younger brother - Song Si-do (송시도, 宋時燾) (1613 - 1689)
      • Sister-in-law - Lady Yi (이씨); daughter of Yi Bok-ik (이복익, 李復益)
    • Younger sister - Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏) (1614 - ?)
      • Brother-in-law - Yi Gyeong (이경, 李憬)
    • Younger brother - Song Si-geol (송시걸, 宋時杰) (1619 - ?)
      • Sister-in-law - Lady Kwon (권씨, 權氏)
  • Wife and children
    • Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan (정경부인 한산 이씨, 韓山李氏) (? - March 1677)
      • Son - Song Sun (송순, 宋純)
      • Son - Song Hoe (송회, 宋懷)
      • Son - Song Seok (송석, 宋惜)
      • Daughter - Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏)
        • Son-in-law - Kwon Yu (권유, 權愈) of the Andong Kwon clan (안동 권씨)
      • Daughter - Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏)
        • Son-in-law - Yun Bak (윤박, 尹博) of the Paepyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨); cousin of Yun Jeung
      • Adoptive son - Song Gi-tae (송기태, 宋基泰) (1629 - 1711); son of Song Si-hyeong (송시형, 宋時瑩)
        • Adoptive daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (증 정부인 전주 이씨)[1][2]
          • Adoptive grandson - Song Eun-seok (송은석, 宋殷錫)
            • Adoptive granddaughter-in-law - Lady Ryu of the Munhwa Ryu clan (증 정부인 문화 류씨, 文化 柳氏); daughter of Ryu Shin-oh (류신오, 柳愼吾)

Works

  • Uam jip (우암집, 尤庵集)
  • Uam seonsang hujip (우암선생후집, 尤菴先生後集)
  • Uam yugo (우암유고, 尤菴遺稿)
  • Juja daejeon (주자대전잡억)
  • Songseo seubyu (송서습유, 宋書拾遺)
  • Songseo sok seubyu (송서속습유, 宋書續拾遺)
  • Juja daejeonchaui (주자대전차의, 朱子大全箚疑)
  • Jeongseobullyu (정서분류, 程書分類)
  • Juja eoryusobun (주자어류소분, 朱子語類小分)
  • Nonmaeng munuitonggo (논맹문의통고, 論孟問義通攷)
  • Simgyeong seogui (심경석의, 心經釋義)
  • Sambang chwaryo (삼방촬요, 三方撮要)
  • Songja daejeon (송자대전, 宋子大全)
  • Jangneungjimun (장릉지문, 長陵誌文)
  • Yeongneungjimun (영릉지문, 寧陵誌文)
  • Song Jungil myojimyeong (송준길묘지명)
  • Sagyeseonsaenghaengjang (사계선생행장, 沙溪先生行狀)

In popular culture

  • He was portrayed by Ahn Hyung-shik in the 1981 KBS1 TV Series Daemyeong.

See also

References

  1. ^ She is a great-great granddaughter of Grand Prince Deokheung (the father of King Seonjo)
  2. ^ Her younger sister married Queen Myeongseong’s younger brother, Kim Seok-yeon (김석연, 金錫衍)

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