Jeong In-hong

In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

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). He belonged to the Seosan Jeong clan.

Jeong In-hong 정인홍
Chief State Councillor
In office 12 February 1618 – 26 April 1619
Preceded by	Gi Ja-heon
Succeeded by	Park Seung-jong
Left State Councillor
In office 27 February 1614 – 25 January 1618
Preceded by	Yi Hang-bok
Succeeded by	Jeong Chang-yeon
Right State Councillor
In office 29 September 1612 – 27 February 1614 (suspended from office: 13 June–6 November 1613)
Preceded by	Yi Hang-bok
Succeeded by	Jeong Chang-yeon
Personal details
Born	(1363-03-08)8 March 1363 Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang Province, Joseon
Died	28 February 1452(1452-02-28) (aged 88)
Korean name
Hangul	정인홍
Hanja	鄭仁弘
Revised Romanization	Jeong Inhong
McCune–Reischauer	Chung Inhong
Art name
Hangul	래암 or 내암
Hanja	來庵
Revised Romanization	Raeam, Naeam
McCune–Reischauer	Raeam, Naeam
Courtesy name
Hangul	덕원
Hanja	德遠
Revised Romanization	Deogwon
McCune–Reischauer	Tŏkwon

Family

• Father
  • Jeong Ryun (정륜; 鄭倫)
• 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)

Popular culture

• Portrayed by Seo Sang-ik in the 1995 KBS2 TV Series West Palace.
• Portrayed by Han Myung-koo in the 2015 MBC TV series Splendid Politics.

See also

• Cho Shik
• Lee San-hae

References

• 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.

External links

• Chung In-hong (in Korean)
• Chung In-hong (in Korean)
• Chung In-hong:Navercast (in Korean)