Yi Suhyeong (Korean: 이수형; Hanja: 李秀亨; 1435–1528) was a Korean politician and Confucian scholar, writer, and poet of the Joseon period. His art names were Dochon and Gongbukheon. It was after King Sejo of Joseon took possession of the throne by force and after the loss of his nephew, that he left politics and secluded himself away from society.
| Yi Suhyeong | |
| Hangul | 이수형 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李秀亨 |
| Revised Romanization | I Suhyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Suhyŏng |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 도촌, 공북헌 |
| Hanja | 桃村, 拱北軒 |
| Revised Romanization | Dochon, Gongbukheon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Toch'on, Kongbukhŏn |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 영보 |
| Hanja | 英甫 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeongbo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngbo |
Life
editHe studied at Kim Dam's school and later married one of Kim's daughters. In 1450, he was a successor of an ancestral government position at a young age of 17. His political post was then succeeded by Sung Yorang (선교랑), Junsaeng Seoryung (전생서령) and Bu Sajik (부사직).
In 1455, Sejo of Joseon usurped the throne held by his nephew, Danjong of Joseon. Yi Suhyeong responded in resentment, and left the government service. He retired to a hermitage in the mountains.[1]
After the assassination of his nephew, Danjong in 1457, he mourned for him in 3 years. Missing his nephew, as he had since Danjong's death, he had cut himself completely from all human contact,[2] for the next 70 years.
Works
edit- Dochonsunsaengsilgi (도촌선생실기; 桃村先生實紀)
- Gwaedangangwangrok (괴단감광록; 槐壇曠感錄)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ [이정웅의 노거수와 사람들] 단종 향한 일편단심…세인 관심 끌어 (in Korean)
- ^ 宣城 金氏 撫松軒 金淡 (선성 김씨 무송헌 김담) (in Korean)
Sources
edit- Yi Ga-won, Yijomyunginyuljeon(이조명인열전), Eulyumunhwasa, 1965