Kim Ja-jeom

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Ja-jeom
Hangul 김자점
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Ja-Jeom
McCune–Reischauer Kim Ja-Jeom
Pen name
Hangul 낙서
Hanja 西
Revised Romanization Nagseo
McCune–Reischauer Nakseo
Courtesy name
Hangul 성지
Hanja
Revised Romanization Seongji
McCune–Reischauer Sŏngji

Kim Ja-Jeom (Hangul: 김자점; hanja: 金自點; 1588 - January 27, 1652) was a politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen name was Nakseo (Hangul: 낙서; hanja: 洛西) and courtesy name was Seongji (Hangul: 성지; hanja: 成之). He was one of the disciples of Seong Hon.

He was Joseon's prime minister from 1645 to 1650, and was an ancestor of Kim Gu,[1] a famous Korean independence activist.

In 1646, threatened by the return of Im Gyeong-eop to the capital, Kim Ja-jeom's paid soldiers to have him assassinated.

In popular culture

See also

References

  1. Baikbeomilji (Kim Gu, 1947, Seoul)

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