Jeong In-hong

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

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
Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Died28 February 1452(1452-02-28) (aged 88)
Korean name
Hangul
정인홍
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong In-hong
McCune–ReischauerChung In-hong
Art name
Hangul
래암 or 내암
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRaeam, Naeam
McCune–ReischauerRaeam, Naeam
Courtesy name
Hangul
덕원
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDeogwon
McCune–ReischauerTŏkwon

Family

  • Grandfather
    • Jeong Yeon-woo (정언우, 鄭彦佑)
  • Father
    • Jeong Ryun (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); daughter of Yang Hui (양희, 梁喜)
      • Son – Jeong Yeon (정연, 鄭沇) (1571–1592)
        • Daughter-in-law – Lady Ha of the Jinju Ha clan (진주 하씨); daughter of Ha Jin-bo (하진보, 河晋寶)
          • Grandson – Jeong Neung (정능, 鄭木+菱)

Works

  • Naeamjip (내암집, 來庵集)

See also

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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