Song Chun-gil

In this Korean name, the family name is Song.

Song Chun-gil (Korean: 송준길; Hanja: 宋浚吉; 28 December 1606 – 2 December 1672), also known by his art name Tongch'untang, was a Korean politician and Neo-Confucian scholar, who lived during the Joseon period.

Korean name
Hangul	송준길
Hanja	宋浚吉
Revised Romanization	Song Jungil
McCune–Reischauer	Song Chungil
Art name
Hangul	동춘, 동춘당
Hanja	同春, 同春堂
Revised Romanization	Dongchun, Dongchundang
McCune–Reischauer	Tongch'un, Tongch'untang
Posthumous name
Hangul	문정
Hanja	文正
Revised Romanization	Munjeong
McCune–Reischauer	Munchŏng

Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province, he was the best friend and a distant relative of Song Si-yol. His daughter, Lady Song, was the mother of Queen Inhyeon, who would become the second wife of King Sukjong.

Relations with the Royal Family

Song Chun-gil's descendants through his second daughter had made him the maternal grandfather of Min Jin-hu, Min Jin-won, and Queen Inhyeon. He eventually became the 5th great-grandfather of Empress Myeongseong and the 6th great-grandfather of Empress Sunmyeong.

When Empress Myeongseong became Queen, she also close connections to the families of her 5th maternal great-grandmother (Eunjin Song clan), and 4th maternal great-grandmother (Jinju Jeong clan).

Family

• Father
  • Song Yi-ch'ang (송이창; 宋爾昌; 1561 – May 1627)
• Mother
  • Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨; 光山 金氏; 1561–1621); daughter of Kim Eun-hwi (김은휘) and cousin of Kim Jang-saeng
• Wives and their issue
  • Lady Kim (김씨; 金氏) — no issue.
  • Lady Chŏng of the Jinju Chŏng clan (진주 정씨; 晋州 鄭氏; 1604–1655); daughter of Chŏng Kyŏng-se (정경세, 鄭經世; 1563–1633)
    • Son: Song Kwang-sik (송광식; 宋光栻; 1620–1664)
    • Son: Song Sŏk-tae (송석대; 宋碩大; 1625 – ?)
    • Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨; 恩津 宋氏; 1628–1662)
    • Daughter: Internal Princess Consort Eunseong of the Eunjin Song clan (은성부부인 은진 송씨; 恩城府夫人 恩津 宋氏; 1637–1672); Min Yu-chung’s second wife
    • Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨; 恩津 宋氏; 1639 – ?)
    • Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨; 恩津 宋氏; 1641 – ?)
• Concubines and their issue
  • Yi Rang, Lady Yi (이랑 이씨; 李娘 李氏; 1610–1631); daughter of Yi Tong-hyŏng (이동형; 1580 – ?) — no issue.
  • Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (여흥 민씨; 驪興 閔氏; 1644–1712); daughter of Min Kyu (민규)
    • Son: Song Kwang-rim (송광림; 1666 – ?)
    • Son: Song Kwang-chŏng (송광정; 宋光挺; 1668–1734)
    • Son: Song Kwang-yŏng (송광영; 1670 – ?)
    • Son: Song Pyŏng-ik (송병익; 1677 – ?)

Works

• Eorokhae (어록해; 語錄解)
• Dongchundangjip (동춘당집)

See also

• Kim Man-jung
• Kim Jip
• Kim Yuk
• Gwon Sang-ha
• Heo Mok
• Yun Hyu
• Yun Seon-do
• Hong U-won

References

Site web

• Song Jungil:Naver (in Korean)
• Song Jungil (in Korean)
• Song Jungil:Korean historical people information (in Korean)