Shin Heum (申欽, 1566 – 1628) was a civil official of late [[Joseon]]. His courtesy name was Gyeongsuk (敬叔), his art names were Hyeonheon (玄軒), Sangchon (象村), Hyeonong (玄翁), and Bangong (放翁), his posthumous name was Munjeong (文貞), and his family seat was Pyeongsan.
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Shin Heum (申欽, 1566 – 1628) was a civil official of late Joseon. His courtesy name was Gyeongsuk (敬叔), his art names were Hyeonheon (玄軒), Sangchon (象村), Hyeonong (玄翁), and Bangong (放翁), his posthumous name was Munjeong (文貞), and his family seat was Pyeongsan.
Life
During the reign of King Seonjo he passed the civil service examination and served as Hakyu, Gamchal, Junior Secretary of the Ministry of War, Bonggyo, and Inspector of Yangjae Province, among other posts. During the Imjin War he followed Samdo Sunbyeonsa Shin Rip and took part in the Battle of Jowollyeong, but after Shin Rip was defeated he entered Ganghwa, and later became a secretary (jongsagwan) to Chechalsa Jeong Cheol. He then served as Chief Royal Secretary, Vice Minister of War, Vice Director of the Hall of Worthies, and Director of Sungkyunkwan, and for a time he was sent to the Ming dynasty. He served as Dongji Seonggyunggwan Sagwan and Grand Academician of the Yemun-gwan. In 1608 he passed through Magistrate of Hanseong, Minister of War, and Minister of Rites, then became Governor of Gyeonggi Province, followed by Jiuigeumbusa and Chief Censor; he was later promoted to Sungjeong Daebu and became Dongji Gyeongyeongsa. When Gwanghaegun ascended the throne, he served as Chief Censor and as envoy requesting the investiture of the crown prince. He was one of the seven ministers whom King Seonjo had charged with assisting Prince Yeongchang, and in 1608 (the year of Gwanghaegun's accession), immediately after the trial of Yu Yeong-gyeong, he was registered as a first-class JeongunWonjong meritorious subject (定運功臣一等). In 1613 he was exiled during the .
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After the Injo Restoration he was reappointed, and passed through Minister of Personnel and Grand Academician before serving as Right State Councillor (July 29, 1623 – September 24, 1626). During the Jeongmyo War he served as Left State Councillor (January 18 – September 4, 1627), and accompanied the crown prince to Jeonju in flight; after returning he became Chief State Councillor (September 4, 1627 – June 29, 1628). In 1628 (the sixth year of Injo), for his contribution to suppressing the rebellion of Yu Hyo-rip, he was registered as a first-class Yeongsa Wonjong meritorious subject (寧社原從功臣一等).harkping.top.com.go.kr
Posthumous
The Tomb and Stele of Shin Heum (《신흠 묘역 및 신도비》) is located in Yeongdong-ri, Toechon-myeon, Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province. It is a joint grave with his wife, of the Jeonui Yi clan, and the tomb area is surrounded by low hills. In front of the mound are well-preserved stone monuments such as a grave marker, a sangseok (床石: a stone table set before the tomb for offerings during ancestral rites), and an incense burner stone. In front of the sangseok stand a jangmyeongdeung (長明燈: a stone lantern in front of a tomb), and on either side a mangjusuk (望柱石: stone pillars that let people know from afar that a tomb is there) and civil statues (munin-seok). The grave marker was erected in 1628 (the sixth year of Injo) and bears an epitaph that he wrote himself; at the southeast of the tomb area stands a sindobi (神道碑: a stele erected at a tomb to commemorate the lifelong achievements of a king or high official). On April 20, 1994 it was designated Monument No. 145 of Gyeonggi Province.
Together with Yi Jeong-gu, Jang Yu, and Yi Sik, the leading writers of his day, he is regarded as one of the four great writers of mid-Joseon, the "Four Great Masters of Wolsang-gyetaek" (月象谿澤), and as the founder of mid-Joseon Sino-Korean literature.
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Shin Heum (申欽, 1566 – 1628) was a civil official of late Joseon. His courtesy name was Gyeongsuk (敬叔), his art names were Hyeonheon (玄軒), Sangchon (象村), Hyeonong (玄翁), and Bangong (放翁), his posthumous name was Munjeong (文貞), and his family seat was Pyeongsan.
Life
During the reign of King Seonjo he passed the civil service examination and served as Hakyu, Gamchal, Junior Secretary of the Ministry of War, Bonggyo, and Inspector of Yangjae Province, among other posts. During the Imjin War he followed Samdo Sunbyeonsa Shin Rip and took part in the Battle of Jowollyeong, but after Shin Rip was defeated he entered Ganghwa, and later became a secretary (jongsagwan) to Chechalsa Jeong Cheol. He then served as Chief Royal Secretary, Vice Minister of War, Vice Director of the Hall of Worthies, and Director of Sungkyunkwan, and for a time he was sent to the Ming dynasty. He served as Dongji Seonggyunggwan Sagwan and Grand Academician of the Yemun-gwan. In 1608 he passed through Magistrate of Hanseong, Minister of War, and Minister of Rites, then became Governor of Gyeonggi Province, followed by Jiuigeumbusa and Chief Censor; he was later promoted to Sungjeong Daebu and became Dongji Gyeongyeongsa. When Gwanghaegun ascended the throne, he served as Chief Censor and as envoy requesting the investiture of the crown prince. He was one of the seven ministers whom King Seonjo had charged with assisting Prince Yeongchang, and in 1608 (the year of Gwanghaegun's accession), immediately after the trial of Yu Yeong-gyeong, he was registered as a first-class (定運功臣一等). In 1613 he was exiled during the .
After the Injo Restoration he was reappointed, and passed through Minister of Personnel and Grand Academician before serving as Right State Councillor (July 29, 1623 – September 24, 1626). During the Jeongmyo War he served as Left State Councillor (January 18 – September 4, 1627), and accompanied the crown prince to Jeonju in flight; after returning he became Chief State Councillor (September 4, 1627 – June 29, 1628). In 1628 (the sixth year of Injo), for his contribution to suppressing the rebellion of Yu Hyo-rip, he was registered as a first-class Yeongsa Wonjong meritorious subject (寧社原從功臣一等).harkping.top.com.go.kr
Posthumous
The Tomb and Stele of Shin Heum (《신흠 묘역 및 신도비》) is located in Yeongdong-ri, Toechon-myeon, Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province. It is a joint grave with his wife, of the Jeonui Yi clan, and the tomb area is surrounded by low hills. In front of the mound are well-preserved stone monuments such as a grave marker, a sangseok (床石: a stone table set before the tomb for offerings during ancestral rites), and an incense burner stone. In front of the sangseok stand a jangmyeongdeung (長明燈: a stone lantern in front of a tomb), and on either side a mangjusuk (望柱石: stone pillars that let people know from afar that a tomb is there) and civil statues (munin-seok). The grave marker was erected in 1628 (the sixth year of Injo) and bears an epitaph that he wrote himself; at the southeast of the tomb area stands a sindobi (神道碑: a stele erected at a tomb to commemorate the lifelong achievements of a king or high official). On April 20, 1994 it was designated Monument No. 145 of Gyeonggi Province.
Together with Yi Jeong-gu, Jang Yu, and Yi Sik, the leading writers of his day, he is regarded as one of the four great writers of mid-Joseon, the "Four Great Masters of Wolsang-gyetaek" (月象谿澤), and as the founder of mid-Joseon Sino-Korean literature.