Sŏng Hŭian

In this Korean name, the family name is Sŏng.

Sŏng Hŭian 성희안
Chief State Councillor
In office 6 May 1513 – 27 August 1513
Preceded by	Yu Sunjŏng
Succeeded by	Song Chil
Left State Councillor
In office 14 November 1512 – 6 May 1513
Preceded by	Yu Sunjŏng
Succeeded by	Song Chil
Right State Councillor
In office 9 November 1509 – 14 November 1512
Preceded by	Yu Sunjŏng
Succeeded by	Song Chil
Personal details
Born	January 1461
Died	1513 (aged 51–52)

Sŏng Hŭian (Korean: 성희안; Hanja: 成希顔; January 1461 – July 1513) was a Korean Joseon politician and Neo-Confucianism philosopher who served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of King Jungjong in 1513 until his death. He was one of the merit subjects that led the coup that placed King Jungjong on the throne.

Family

• Father
  • Sŏng Ch'an (성찬; 成瓚)
• Mother
  • Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)
• Sibling(s)
  • Older brother - Sŏng Hŭi-jeung (성희증; 成希曾)
  • Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏)
  • Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏)
  • Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏)
  • Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏)
• Spouse
  • Lady Cho of the Pungyang Cho clan (풍양 조씨)
• Issue
  • Son - Sŏng Yul (성율; 成瑮; 1498–?)
    • Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)
      • Grandson - Sŏng Su-ch'ŏl (성수철; 成壽鐵; 1512–?)
      • Granddaughter - Sŏng Myŏng-ik (성명억; 成命億), Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏; 1515–?)
      • Granddaughter - Sŏng Ch'ŏn-ŏk (성천억; 成薦億), Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏; 1519–?)
      • Granddaughter - Sŏng Ka-si (성가시; 成加屎), Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏; 1530–?)
  • Daughter - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏)
    • Son-in-law - Kwŏn Yŏng (권영; 權詠) of the Andong Kwŏn clan
      • Grandson - Kwŏn Ho (권호; 權顥)
      • Grandson - Kwŏn I (권이; 權頤; 1541–?)
  • Daughter - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏)
    • Son-in-law - Yi Hŭi-myŏng (이희명; 李希明) of the Pyeongchang Yi clan
      • Grandson - Yi Sŏp (이섭; 李渉; 1534–?)
      • Grandson - Yi Pal (이발; 李潑)
      • Granddaughter - Lady Yi of the Pyeongchang Yi clan (평창 이씨)
      • Grandson - Yi Ok (이옥; 李沃; 1537–?)
      • Grandson - Yi Ch'ŏl (이철; 李澈; 1538–?)

Popular culture

• Portrayed by Lee Hwa-ryong in the 2017 KBS2 TV series Queen for Seven Days.

See also

• Jungjong coup
• Pak Wŏnjong
• Yu Sunjŏng

References

Sources

• Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler (1999). Culture and the State in Late Chosŏn Korea. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674179820; OCLC 40926015
• Lee, Peter H. (1993). Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231079129; ISBN 9780231079143; ISBN 9780231104449; OCLC 26353271