Sin Sukchu
Sin Sukchu 신숙주 | |
|---|---|
| Chief State Councillor | |
| In office December 4, 1471 – July 23, 1475 | |
| Preceded by | Yun Chaun |
| Succeeded by | Chŏng Ch'angson |
| In office June 17, 1462 – May 31, 1466 | |
| Preceded by | Chŏng Ch'angson |
| Succeeded by | Ku Ch'igwan |
| Left State Councillor | |
| In office November 30, 1459 – June 17, 1462 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Maenggyŏng |
| Succeeded by | Kwŏn Ram |
| Right State Councillor | |
| In office January 11, 1459 – November 30, 1459 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Maenggyŏng |
| Succeeded by | Kwŏn Ram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1417 |
| Died | July 23, 1475 (aged 57) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 신숙주 |
| Hanja | 申叔舟 |
| RR | Sin Sukju |
| MR | Sin Sukchu |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 희현당, 보한재 |
| Hanja | 希賢堂, 保閑齋 |
| RR | Huihyeondang, Bohanjae |
| MR | Hŭihyŏndang, Pohanjae |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 범옹 |
| Hanja | 泛翁 |
| RR | Beomong |
| MR | Pŏmong |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문충 |
| Hanja | 文忠 |
| RR | Munchung |
| MR | Munch'ung |
Sin Sukchu (Korean: 신숙주; Hanja: 申叔舟; August 2, 1417 – July 23, 1475) was a Korean politician during the Joseon period. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1466 and again from 1471 to 1475. He came from the Goryeong Sin clan (고령 신씨; 高靈 申氏).
Sin was an accomplished polyglot, and was particularly well educated in the Chinese language. He served as a personal linguistic expert to King Sejong, and was intimately involved in the creation and application of the Korean alphabet known in modern times as Hangul. Sin used the newly created hangul system to create an accurate transcription of spoken Mandarin Chinese in 15th century Ming dynasty China. These transcriptions haven proven accurate and reliable, and his transcriptions are now "an invaluable source of information on the pronunciations of Ming-era [Mandarin]."