Kim Man-jung
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| Revised Romanization | Gim Manjung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Manchung |
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| Revised Romanization | Seopo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏp'o |
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| Revised Romanization | Jungsuk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chungsuk |
Kim Man-jung (Hangul: 김만중, Hanja: 金萬重; 6 March 1637 – 14 June 1692)[1] was a Korean novelist and politician. He was one of the eminent Neo-Confucian scholars of the Joseon period.
Life and work
A member of the yangban class, Kim passed the state civil service examination and rose through the official ranks to become an academic counselor and minister during the reign of King Sukjong. He was exiled twice for involvement in the political factionalism of the time.[2]
As a man of letters, his most renowned works were the novels "Record of Lady Sa's Trip to the South" (謝氏南征記) and "The Cloud Dream of the Nine" (九雲夢). The former is a novel about family affairs set in China, but it is also a satirical depiction of the political reality of his day, and in particular a rebuke of King Sukjong. The latter is one of the most prominent novels of traditional Korea. It is said that Kim wrote The Cloud Dream of the Nine during his second exile.[3] It is an ideal novel dealing with the affairs of life and is centered on the travails of the hero. It has a highly Buddhist overtone, with an emphasis on the transience of worldly glory and pleasure.
Family
- Great-great-great-great-grandfather
- Kim Jong-yun (김종윤, 金宗胤)
- Great-great-great-grandfather
- Kim Ho (김호, 金鎬)
- Great-great-great-grandmother
- Lady Lee of the Jeonui Lee clan (전의 이씨)
- Great-great-grandfather
- Great-great-grandmother
- Lady Shin of the Pyeongsan Shin clan (정부인 평산 신씨, 貞夫人 平山申氏) (1533 – 1618)
- Great-grandfather
- Kim Jang-saeng (김장생, 金長生) (8 July 1548 – 3 August 1631)
- Great-grandmother
- Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (정경부인 창녕 조씨, 貞敬夫人 昌寧 曺氏) (1551 – 1586)[6]
- Grandfather
- Kim Ban (김반, 金泮) (1580 – 1640)[7]
- Grandmother
- Lady Seo of the Yeonsan Seo clan (정경부인 연산 서씨, 貞敬夫人 連山 徐氏) (1590 –1637)[8]
- Father
- Kim Ik-gyeom (김익겸, 金益兼) (1614 – 16 February 1637)
- Uncle: Kim Ik-yeol (김익열, 金益烈)
- Uncle: Kim Ik-hui (김익희, 金益熙) (1610 – 1656)
- Aunt: Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan (한산 이씨, 韓山 李氏)
- Cousin: Kim Man-gyun (김만균, 金萬均)
- Aunt: Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan (한산 이씨, 韓山 李氏)
- Uncle: Kim Ik-hun (김익훈, 金益勳) (9 November 1619 – 11 March 1689)
- Aunt: Lady Kim of the (new) Andong Kim clan (안동 김씨, 舊 安東 金氏) (? – 1676)[9]
- Cousin: Kim Man-chae (김만채, 金萬埰)
- Cousin: Kim Man-ge (김만게, 金萬自)
- Cousin: Kim Man-seon (김만선, 金萬善)
- Aunt: Lady Kim of the (new) Andong Kim clan (안동 김씨, 舊 安東 金氏) (? – 1676)[9]
- Uncle: Kim Ik-hu (김익후, 金益煦)
- Uncle: Kim Ik-gyeong (김익경, 金益炅) (1629 – 1675)
- Cousin: Kim Man-je (김만재, 金萬裁)
- Cousin: Kim Man-gyeon (김만견, 金萬堅)
- Cousin: Kim Man-ji (김만지, 金萬至)
- Cousin: Kim Man-geun (김만근, 金萬謹)
- Cousin: Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨, 光山 金氏)
- Kim Ik-gyeom (김익겸, 金益兼) (1614 – 16 February 1637)
- Mother
- Sibling(s)
- Older brother: Kim Man-gi (김만기, 金萬基) (1633 – 15 March 1687)
- Sister-in-law: Internal Princess Consort Seowon of the Cheongju Han clan (서원부부인 청주 한씨, 西原府夫人 淸州 韓氏) (1634 – 1660)
- Nephew: Kim Jin-gu (김진구, 金鎭龜) (1651 – 1704)
- Nephew: Kim Jin-gyu (김진규, 金鎭圭) (1658 – 1716)
- Nephew: Kim Jin-seo (김진서, 金鎭瑞)
- Nephew: Kim Jin-bu (김진부, 金鎭符)
- Niece: Queen Ingyeong of the Gwangsan Kim clan (인경왕후 광산 김씨) (25 October 1661 – 16 December 1680)[13]
- Niece: Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨, 光山 金氏)
- Niece: Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨, 光山 金氏)
- Sister-in-law: Internal Princess Consort Seowon of the Cheongju Han clan (서원부부인 청주 한씨, 西原府夫人 淸州 韓氏) (1634 – 1660)
- Older brother: Kim Man-gi (김만기, 金萬基) (1633 – 15 March 1687)
- Wife and children
- Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨)[14][15][16]
- Daughter: Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨, 光山 金氏)
- Son-in-law: Yi Yi-myeong of the Jeonju Yi clan (이이명 전주 이씨, 李頤命 全州 李氏) (2 February 1658 – 13 June 1722)
- Grandson: Yi Hui-ji (이희지)
- Son-in-law: Yi Yi-myeong of the Jeonju Yi clan (이이명 전주 이씨, 李頤命 全州 李氏) (2 February 1658 – 13 June 1722)
- Son: Kim Jin-hwa (김진화, 金鎭華)
- Grandson: Kim Yong-taek (김용택, 金龍澤)
- Grandson: Kim Gwang-taek (김광택, 金光澤)
- Grandson: Kim Gyeong-taek (김경택, 金京澤)
- Granddaughter: Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨, 光山 金氏)
- Grandson-in-law: Yi Ik-ji (이익지)[17]
- Daughter: Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨, 光山 金氏)
- Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨)[14][15][16]
See also
References
- ^ In Lunar Calendar, Kim was born on 10 February 1637 and died on 30 April 1692.
- ^ Tai-jin Kim. 1976. A Bibliographic Guide to Traditional Korean Sources. Seoul: Asiatic Research Center, 351.
- ^ Tai-jin Kim. 1976. A Bibliographic Guide to Traditional Korean Sources. Seoul: Asiatic Research Center, 356.
- ^ His daughter married Kim Sang-yong (김상용, 金尙容), and eventually became the maternal grandmother of Queen Inseon.
- ^ His great-grandson, Kim Su-in (김수인, 金壽仁), became the father-in-law to Queen Jangryeol’s older brother, Jo Yun-seok (조윤석, 趙胤錫) (1615 – 1664).
- ^ Kim Jang-saeng’s first wife.
- ^ The younger brother of Kim Jip.
- ^ Kim Ban’s second wife and daughter of Seo Joo (서주, 徐澍).
- ^ Daughter of Kim Eon (김언).
- ^ He is the eldest son of Princess Jeonghye (King Seonjo’s daughter and Prince Jeongwon’s younger sister).
- ^ His younger brother, Yun Gu (윤구, 尹坵) (1606 – 1637), became the 14th great-grandfather of Empress Sunjeonghyo.
- ^ Yun is a great-grandson of Yun Doo-su.
- ^ First wife and Queen of King Sukjong.
- ^ Daughter of Yi Eun-sang (이은상) and relative of Yi Dan-sang (이단상).
- ^ Her sister married Queen Inhyeon’s older brother, Min Jin-hu (1659 – 1720) (민진후).
- ^ Another sister became the adoptive Great-great-great-great-grandmother of Queen Cheorin
- ^ A relative of Yi Yi-myeong.