Nam Kon
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Nam Kon 남곤 | |
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| Chief State Councillor | |
| In office May 3, 1523 – April 10, 1527 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Chŏn |
| Succeeded by | Chŏng Kwangp'il |
| Left State Councillor | |
| In office January 7, 1520 – May 3, 1523 | |
| Preceded by | An Tang |
| Succeeded by | Yi Yuch'ŏng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1471 |
| Died | March 10, 1527 (aged 55–56) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 남곤 |
| Hanja | 南袞 |
| RR | Nam Gon |
| MR | Nam Kon |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 지정, 지족당, 지족 |
| Hanja | 止亭, 知足堂, 知足 |
| RR | Jijeong, Jijokdang, Jijok |
| MR | Chijŏng, Chijoktang, Chijok |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 사화 |
| Hanja | 士華 |
| RR | Sahwa |
| MR | Sahwa |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문경 |
| Hanja | 文敬 |
| RR | Mungyeong |
| MR | Mun'gyŏng |
Nam Kon (Korean: 남곤; Hanja: 南袞; 1471 – 10 March 1527) was a Korean politician, poet, Neo-Confucian scholar, thinker, writer and Prime Minister during the Joseon period. His art names were Chijŏng (지정; 止亭), Chijoktang (지족당; 知足堂) and Chijok (지족; 知足), while his courtesy name was Sahwa (사화; 士華). He was also a member of the Sarim faction.
Biography
[edit]Nam was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar of the Yŏngnam school and student of Kim Chong-jik. He was the Joseon Dynasty's Left State Councillor until 1520, and then Chief State Councillor from 1523 to 1527. Nam Kon studied under Neo-Confucian scholar Kim Chong-jik. He was an ideological and political rival of Cho Kwangjo. Cho studied under his friend Kim Koengp'il.
Works
[edit]- Chijŏng chip (지정집; 止亭集)
- Yu Chagwang chŏn (유자광전; 柳子光傳)
- Namakch'angsurok (남악창수록; 南岳唱酬錄)
Family
[edit]Parents
- Father: Nam Ch'isin (남치신; 1420–?)
- Mother: Lady Ha of the Jinju Ha clan (증 정경부인 진주 하씨)
Sibling(s)
- Older brother: Nam P'o (남포; 南褒; 1459–?)
Wives and their children
- Lady Yi of the Yonan Yi clan (정경부인 연안 이씨); daughter of Yi Seung (숙천부사 이세웅; 李世雄)
- 1st daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)
- 2nd daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨; 1492–?)
- 3rd daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)
- Unnamed concubine
- 4th daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)
- 1st son: Nam Sŭngsa (남승사; 南承嗣)
- Concubine: Lady Choun (조운) – a kisaeng
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Kalton, Michael (1988). To Become a Sage. Translation from Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning by Yi T'oegye (1501–1570). Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-06410-1. Retrieved 2006-05-14.
- 남곤은 밀양인 이였다! - 밀양신문 (in Korean)
External links
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