Song Si-yŏl
Song Si-yŏl 송시열 | |
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| Left State Councillor | |
| In office 16 July 1673 – 13 September 1673 | |
| Preceded by | Yi Kyŏngŏk |
| Succeeded by | Chŏng Ch'ihwa |
| In office 11 June 1672 – 29 November 1672 | |
| Preceded by | Chŏng Ch'ihwa |
| Succeeded by | Kim Su-hang |
| Right State Councillor | |
| In office 19 June 1671 – 11 June 1672 | |
| Preceded by | Hong Chungbo |
| Succeeded by | Kim Su-hang |
| In office 5 April 1668 – 4 January 1669 | |
| Preceded by | Chŏng Ch'ihwa |
| Succeeded by | Hong Chungbo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1607 Guryong Village, Yinae-myeon, Okcheon-gun, Chungcheong Province, Joseon |
| Died | 1689 (aged 81–82) Gaekji, Taein-hyeon, Jeolla Province, Joseon |
| Cause of death | Sentenced to death during custody (executed) |
| Political party | Westerner, later Noron |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Yi, of the Hansan Yi clan |
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| Education | Saengwon-si in 1633 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 송시열 |
| Hanja | 宋時烈 |
| RR | Song Siyeol |
| MR | Song Siyŏl |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 우암, 우재, 교산노부, 남간노수, 화양동주 |
| Hanja | 尤庵, 尤齋, 橋山老夫, 南澗老叟, 華陽洞主 |
| RR | Uam, Ujae, Gyosannobu, Namgannosu, Hwayangdongju |
| MR | Uam, Ujae, Kyosannobu, Namgannosu, Hwayangdongju |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 영보, 성뢰, 성래 |
| Hanja | 英甫, 聖賚, 聖來 |
| RR | Yeongbo, Seongroe, Seongrae |
| MR | Yŏngbo, Sŏngnoe, Sŏngnae |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문정 |
| Hanja | 文正 |
| RR | Munjeong |
| MR | Munjŏng |
Song Si-yŏl (Korean: 송시열; 1607–1689), also known by his art names Uam (우암) and Ujae (우재) or by the honorific Master Song (송자; 宋子; Songja), was a Korean philosopher and politician. Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province, he was known for his concern with the problems of the common people. He served in governmental service for more than fifty years, and his name features over 3,000 times in the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, the greatest frequency that any individual is mentioned. He was executed by the royal court for writing an inflammatory letter to the king. There is a monument to him in his hometown. He is also known as the calligrapher who inscribed an epitaph (Chungyeolmyobi Takboncheop) in dedication of Admiral Yi Sunsin, which is preserved at the Chungnyeolsa Shrine (historical site No. 236). He was from the Eunjin Song clan and was close friends with one of his distant relatives, Song Chun-gil.