Kim Ja-jeom

Kim Ja-jeom (Korean: 김자점; 1588 – 27 January 1652) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon dynasty period and Ming-Qing transition. He was one of the disciples of Seong Hon and came from the Andong Kim clan.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Ja-jeom
김자점
Chief state councillor
In office
1646 – 22 June 1649
Preceded byKim Ryu
Succeeded byYi Gyeong-seok
Left state councillor
In office
3 April 1646 – 12 May 1646
Preceded byHong Seo-bong
Succeeded byKim Sang-hyeon
In office
29 December 1643 – 10 April 1644
Preceded bySim Gi-won
Succeeded bySim Yeol
Right state councillor
In office
21 June 1643 – 14 January 1644
Preceded bySim Gi-won
Succeeded byYi Gyeong-yeo
Personal details
Born1588
Died27 January 1652(1652-01-27) (aged 63–64)
Spouse(s)Lady, of the Hwangju Byeon clan
Unnamed woman
Unnamed concubine
ChildrenKim Ryeon (son)
Kim Sik (son)
Kim Jeong (son)
Parents
  • Kim Tak (father)
  • Lady, of the Gigye Yu clan (mother)
Korean name
Hangul
김자점
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Jajeom
McCune–ReischauerKim Cha-jŏm
Art name
Hangul
낙서
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNakseo
McCune–ReischauerNaksŏ
Courtesy name
Hangul
성지
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeongji
McCune–ReischauerSŏngji

He was Joseon's chief state councillor from 1645 to 1650, and was an ancestor of Kim Ku,[1] a famous Korean independence activist.

In 1646, threatened by the return of Im Gyeong-eop to the capital, Kim Ja-jeom paid soldiers to assassinate Im Gyeong-eop.

Family
  • Great-great-grandfather
    • Kim Seong-dong (김성동, 金誠童; 1452–1495)
  • Great-grandfather
    • Kim Eon (김언, 金漹) (1495 - ?)
  • Grandfather
    • Kim Eok-ryeong (김억령, 金億齡) (1529 - ?)
  • Father
    • Kim Tak (김탁, 金琢)
  • Mother
    • Lady Yu of the Gigye Yu clan (기계 유씨); Yu Hong's eldest daughter.
      • Grandfather: Yu Hong (유홍, 兪泓; 1524–1594)
  • Siblings
    • Older brother: Kim Ja-gyeom (김자겸, 金自兼); died young
      • Sister-in-law: Yi Yea-sun (이예순), Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨, 延安 李氏)
  • Wives and children:
    • Lady Byeon of the Hwangju Byeon clan (황주 변씨)[2] – No issue.
    • Unnamed woman
      • Son - Kim Ryeon (김련, 金鍊) (? - 1651)
      • Son - Kim Sik (김식, 金鉽) (1620–1651)
        • Grandson - Kim Se-ryeong (김세룡, 金世龍) (? - 1651)
      • Son - Kim Jeong (김정, 金鋌; 1631–1651)
    • Unnamed concubine – No issue.

See also

References
  1. Baikbeomilji (Kim Gu, 1947, Seoul)
  2. Daughter of Byeon Yi-jung (변이중, 邉以中).
  3. The daughter of King Injo and Royal Consort Gwi-in of the Okcheon Jo clan


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