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In this Korean name, the family name is Nam.
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Nam Gon
남곤 |
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| Chief State Councillor | |
| In office 3 May 1523 – 10 April 1527 |
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| Preceded by | Kim Jeon |
| Succeeded by | Jeong Gwang-pil |
| Left State Councillor | |
| In office 7 January 1520 – 3 May 1523 |
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| Preceded by | An Dang |
| Succeeded by | Yi Yu-cheong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1471 |
| Died | 10 March 1527 (aged 55–56) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 남곤 |
| Hanja | 南袞 |
| Revised Romanization | Nam Gon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nam Kon |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 지정, 지족당, 지족 |
| Hanja | 止亭, 知足堂, 知足 |
| Revised Romanization | Jijeong, Jijokdang, Jijok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Jijŏng, Jijŏkdang, Jijŏk |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 사화 |
| Hanja | 士華 |
| Revised Romanization | Sahwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sahwa |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문경 |
| Hanja | 文敬 |
| Revised Romanization | Mun-gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mun'gyŏng |
Nam Gon (Korean: 남곤, 南袞; 1471 – 10 March 1527) was a Korean politician, poet, Neo-Confucian scholar, thinker, writer and Prime Minister during the Joseon Dynasty. His nicknames were Jijeong (지정, 止亭), Jijokdang (지족당, 知足堂) and Jijok (지족, 知足), while his courtesy name was Sahwa (사화, 士華). He was also a member of the Sarim faction.
Family
Parents
- Father: Nam Chi-shin (남치신)
- Grandfather: Nam Gyu (남규, 南珪)
- Grandmother: Lady Park of the Miryang Park clan (밀양 박씨)
- Mother: Lady Ha of the Jinju Ha clan (진주 하씨)
- Grandfather: Ha Bi (하비, 河備)
Sibling(s)
- Older brother: Nam Po (남포, 南褒) (1459 - 1540)
- Sister-in-law: Lady Jeong (정씨, 鄭氏)
- Nephew: Nam Jeong-jin (남정진, 南廷縉)
- Sister-in-law: Lady Jeong (정씨, 鄭氏)
Wives and their children
- Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (정경부인 연안 이씨); daughter of Yi Se-eung (이세웅, 李世雄)
- 1st daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)
- Son-in-law: Yi Seon (이선, 李墠); Yi Saek’s 5th great-grandson
- 2nd daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨) (1492 - ?)
- Son-in-law: Song Ji-han (송지한, 宋之翰)
- Grandson: Song In (송인, 宋寅) (31 January 1517 - 18 August 1584)
- Granddaughter-in-law: Yi Jeong-hwan (이정환, 李貞環), Princess Jeongsun (정순옹주) (18 December 1517 - 22 September 1581); King Jungjong’s daughter
- Great-Grandson: Song Yu-ui (송유의, 宋惟毅)
- Adoptive Great-Grandson: Song Yu-rang (송유랑, 宋惟良)
- Adoptive Great-Grandson: Song Yu-sun (송유순, 宋惟純)
- Granddaughter-in-law: Yi Jeong-hwan (이정환, 李貞環), Princess Jeongsun (정순옹주) (18 December 1517 - 22 September 1581); King Jungjong’s daughter
- Grandson: Song In (송인, 宋寅) (31 January 1517 - 18 August 1584)
- Son-in-law: Song Ji-han (송지한, 宋之翰)
- 3rd daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)
- Son-in-law: Yu Chung-gyeong (유충경, 柳忠慶)
- 1st daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)
- Unnamed concubine
- 4th daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)
- Son-in-law: Shin Dae-yun (신대윤, 愼大胤)
- Grandson: Shin Ik (신익, 愼益)
- Son-in-law: Shin Dae-yun (신대윤, 愼大胤)
- 1st son: Nam Seung-sa (남승사, 南承嗣)
- 4th daughter: Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)
- Concubine: Lady Joun (조운) – a gisaeng
Life
Nam was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar of the Youngnam school and teacher of Kim Jong-jik. He was the Joseon Dynasty's Vice Prime Minister until 1520, and then Prime Minister from 1523 to 1527. Nam Gon studied under Neo-Confucian scholar Kim Jong-jik. He was an ideological and political rival of Jo Gwang-jo. Jo studied under his friend Kim Kwaeng-pil.
Works
- Jijeongjip (지정집, 止亭集)
- Yujagwangjeon (유자광전, 柳子光傳)
- Namakchangsurok (남악창수록, 南岳唱酬錄)
See also
- List of Korean philosophers
- Neo-Confucianism
- Kim Jong-jik
- Jo Gwang-jo
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