Sim I-ji (沈頤之, 1735–1796) was a late Joseon scholar-official who served as Deputy Secretary of the Hongmungwan, Minister of Public Works, Minister of Justice, Minister of Revenue, Chief Commissioner of the Royal Court of Justice, and Chief Royal Secretary of the Central Military Council, and was pos
Born~Died 1735 ~ 1796Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
1763 (39th year of Yeongjo), passed the Jeunggwang civil service examination, third class; 1767 passed the civil service supplementary examination (munkwa jungsi), third class
3 sons and 1 daughter (eldest son Sim Neung-jeong, second son Sim Neung-yong, third son Sim Neung-in, son-in-law of Kim I-so)
Relatives
Sim Sok (great-grandfather), Sim Gye-hyeon (grandfather), Song Sang-yu (maternal grandfather), Han Ik-mo (father-in-law), Yi Cheon-bo (co-relative), Yi Seok-bo (co-relative), Yi Il-hoe (co-relative), Kim Han-cheol (co-relative), Kim Won-ju (brother-in-law), Yu Gyeong-jung (brother-in-law), Yi Mun-won (brother-in-law), Yi Deok-hyeon (brother-in-law), Sim Taek-hyeon (great-uncle), Sim Choe-hyeon (great-uncle), Sim Mong-hyeon (great-uncle), Sim Deuk
Sim I-ji (沈頤之, 1735–1796) was a late Joseon scholar-official who served as Deputy Secretary of the Hongmungwan, Minister of Public Works, Minister of Justice, Minister of Revenue, Chief Commissioner of the Royal Court of Justice, and Chief Royal Secretary of the Central Military Council, and was posthumously granted the title of Right State Councillor.
He was the son-in-law of Han Ik-mo, Chief State Councillor, and was a co-relative (sadon) of Kim I-so, Left State Councillor.
His courtesy name was Yangoh (養吾), and his family seat was Cheongsong (靑松).
Genealogy
10th-generation ancestor: Sim Yeon-won – Chief State Councillor, Cheongcheon Lord (靑川府院君)
9th-generation ancestor: Sim Gang – Royal Maternal Uncle (國舅) of King Myeongjong, Chief of the Royal Relatives Office, Cheongreung Lord (靑陵府院君), posthumously Chief State Councillor
Uncle: Sim Tak – Magistrate of Gwangju, posthumously Vice Minister of Personnel
Cousin: Sim I-ji (Sim Ri-ji) – Vice Minister of Personnel
Cousin's wife: Lady of the First Rank Hamjong Eo clan – daughter of Eo Yu-gu, Chief State Councillor, King Gyeongjong's royal maternal uncle, Eominister Lord (咸原府院君), posthumously Chief State Councillor
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Second cousin's wife: Andong Gwon clan – daughter of Minister of Personnel Gwon Hyeok
Second cousin: Sim Jeong-ji (Magistrate of Samnyeong, posthumously Chief State Councillor) – father of Cheongseong Lord Sim Neung-geon (靑城尉 沈能建), a royal son-in-law of King Yeongjo
Second cousin: Sim Hang-ji – Mayor of Daejeon, Governor of South Chungcheong Province, Director of Administrative Coordination, Senior Secretary for Administration of the Blue House, National Assembly member, Chairman of the Citizens' Center Party, Chairman of the Liberty Forward Party, Chairman of the Local Autonomy Development Committee; great-great-grandfather of Sim Dae-pyeong
Second cousin's husband: Hamjong Eo clan Eo Seok-jeong (魚錫定) – eldest son of Eo Yu-gu (魚有龜), Royal Maternal Uncle of the 20th Joseon king King Gyeongjong, Eominister Lord (咸原府院君), Chief of the Royal Relatives Office, posthumously Chief State Councillor, and elder brother of Queen Seonui, the second queen of King Gyeongjong
Uncle: Sim Gu – Magistrate of Yeongcheon, posthumously Minister of Personnel
Uncle's wife: Lady of the First Rank Pyeongsan Shin clan – daughter of Shin Jong-hwa, granddaughter of Minister of Personnel Shin Jeong
Second cousin: Sim Geon-ji (Royal Secretary of Revenue, posthumously Left Assistant State Councillor) – father-in-law of Kim Jo-sun (永安府院君 金祖淳), Chief of the Royal Relatives Office and Royal Maternal Uncle of King Sunjo
Second cousin: Sim Pung-ji (Minister of Rites, posthumously Left Assistant State Councillor) – great-grandfather of Sim Sun-taek (沈舜澤), Duke of the Korean Empire, Cheongnyeong Duke (靑寧公), Grand Order of the Great Merit (大勳位), Chief State Councillor, Minister of State, Prime Minister
Second cousin's wife: Lady of the First Rank, posthumously Gyei Yu clan – daughter of Yu Eon-su (兪彦銖), Junior Third Rank, granddaughter of Chief State Councillor Yu Cheok-gi (兪拓基)
Aunt's husband: Gyei Yu clan Yu Eon-hyeon (Vice Minister) – son of Chief State Councillor Yu Cheok-gi
Great-uncle: Sim Choe-hyeon
Great-uncle: Sim Mong-hyeon
Great-uncle: Sim Deuk-hyeon – Magistrate of Cheongpung, posthumously
Cousin: Sim Dun
Second cousin: Sim Noe-ji – great-great-grandfather of Sim Sang-hun (沈相薰), Minister of Personnel, Minister of Internal Affairs, Chief Minister of State
Aunt's husband: Yeonan Yi clan Yi Myeong-sik – Minister of Personnel
Great-uncle: Sim Tae-hyeon – Royal Lecturer of the Hongmungwan, posthumously Left Assistant State Councillor
Cousin: Sim Jin – posthumously Chief State Councillor
Second cousin: Sim Hwan-ji – Chief State Councillor, leader of the Byeokpa faction of the Noron
Life
Reign of King Yeongjo
In 1763 (39th year of King Yeongjo), he passed the Jeunggwang civil service examination in the third class, and in 1767 he also passed the civil service supplementary examination in the third class. In 1768 he served as Remonstrator of the Saganwon, Literary Official of the Crown Prince's Tutorial Office; in 1769 as Junior Secretary, Secretary, Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer of the Hongmungwan, and Royal Inspector for Talent Examination in Suwon (水原 試才 御史); in 1770 as Deputy Secretary of the Hongmungwan and Assistant Tutor of the Crown Prince's Tutorial Office; in 1771 as Junior Censor of the Saheonbu, Secret Royal Inspector of Chungcheong Province, and Royal Secretary; in 1772 as Grand Minister of Remonstrance, Chief Royal Secretary, and Grand Minister of Censors; and in 1774 as Chief Royal Secretary and Magistrate of Suwon.
Sim I-ji (沈頤之, 1735–1796) was a late Joseon scholar-official who served as Deputy Secretary of the Hongmungwan, Minister of Public Works, Minister of Justice, Minister of Revenue, Chief Commissioner of the Royal Court of Justice, and Chief Royal Secretary of the Central Military Council, and was posthumously granted the title of Right State Councillor.
He was the son-in-law of Han Ik-mo, Chief State Councillor, and was a co-relative (sadon) of Kim I-so, Left State Councillor.
His courtesy name was Yangoh (養吾), and his family seat was Cheongsong (靑松).
Genealogy
10th-generation ancestor: Sim Yeon-won – Chief State Councillor, Cheongcheon Lord (靑川府院君)
9th-generation ancestor: Sim Gang – Royal Maternal Uncle (國舅) of King Myeongjong, Chief of the Royal Relatives Office, Cheongreung Lord (靑陵府院君), posthumously Chief State Councillor
Uncle: Sim Tak – Magistrate of Gwangju, posthumously Vice Minister of Personnel
Cousin: Sim I-ji (Sim Ri-ji) – Vice Minister of Personnel
Cousin's wife: Lady of the First Rank Hamjong Eo clan – daughter of Eo Yu-gu, Chief State Councillor, King Gyeongjong's royal maternal uncle, Eominister Lord (咸原府院君), posthumously Chief State Councillor
Second cousin's wife: Andong Gwon clan – daughter of Minister of Personnel Gwon Hyeok
Second cousin: Sim Jeong-ji (Magistrate of Samnyeong, posthumously Chief State Councillor) – father of Cheongseong Lord Sim Neung-geon (靑城尉 沈能建), a royal son-in-law of King Yeongjo
Second cousin: Sim Hang-ji – Mayor of Daejeon, Governor of South Chungcheong Province, Director of Administrative Coordination, Senior Secretary for Administration of the Blue House, National Assembly member, Chairman of the Citizens' Center Party, Chairman of the Liberty Forward Party, Chairman of the Local Autonomy Development Committee; great-great-grandfather of Sim Dae-pyeong
Second cousin's husband: Hamjong Eo clan Eo Seok-jeong (魚錫定) – eldest son of Eo Yu-gu (魚有龜), Royal Maternal Uncle of the 20th Joseon king King Gyeongjong, Eominister Lord (咸原府院君), Chief of the Royal Relatives Office, posthumously Chief State Councillor, and elder brother of Queen Seonui, the second queen of King Gyeongjong
Uncle: Sim Gu – Magistrate of Yeongcheon, posthumously Minister of Personnel
Uncle's wife: Lady of the First Rank Pyeongsan Shin clan – daughter of Shin Jong-hwa, granddaughter of Minister of Personnel Shin Jeong
Second cousin: Sim Geon-ji (Royal Secretary of Revenue, posthumously Left Assistant State Councillor) – father-in-law of Kim Jo-sun (永安府院君 金祖淳), Chief of the Royal Relatives Office and Royal Maternal Uncle of King Sunjo
Second cousin: Sim Pung-ji (Minister of Rites, posthumously Left Assistant State Councillor) – great-grandfather of Sim Sun-taek (沈舜澤), Duke of the Korean Empire, Cheongnyeong Duke (靑寧公), Grand Order of the Great Merit (大勳位), Chief State Councillor, Minister of State, Prime Minister
Second cousin's wife: Lady of the First Rank, posthumously Gyei Yu clan – daughter of Yu Eon-su (兪彦銖), Junior Third Rank, granddaughter of Chief State Councillor Yu Cheok-gi (兪拓基)
Aunt's husband: Gyei Yu clan Yu Eon-hyeon (Vice Minister) – son of Chief State Councillor Yu Cheok-gi
Great-uncle: Sim Choe-hyeon
Great-uncle: Sim Mong-hyeon
Great-uncle: Sim Deuk-hyeon – Magistrate of Cheongpung, posthumously
Cousin: Sim Dun
Second cousin: Sim Noe-ji – great-great-grandfather of Sim Sang-hun (沈相薰), Minister of Personnel, Minister of Internal Affairs, Chief Minister of State
Aunt's husband: Yeonan Yi clan Yi Myeong-sik – Minister of Personnel
Great-uncle: Sim Tae-hyeon – Royal Lecturer of the Hongmungwan, posthumously Left Assistant State Councillor
Cousin: Sim Jin – posthumously Chief State Councillor
Second cousin: Sim Hwan-ji – Chief State Councillor, leader of the Byeokpa faction of the Noron
Life
Reign of King Yeongjo
In 1763 (39th year of King Yeongjo), he passed the Jeunggwang civil service examination in the third class, and in 1767 he also passed the civil service supplementary examination in the third class. In 1768 he served as Remonstrator of the Saganwon, Literary Official of the Crown Prince's Tutorial Office; in 1769 as Junior Secretary, Secretary, Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer of the Hongmungwan, and Royal Inspector for Talent Examination in Suwon (水原 試才 御史); in 1770 as Deputy Secretary of the Hongmungwan and Assistant Tutor of the Crown Prince's Tutorial Office; in 1771 as Junior Censor of the Saheonbu, Secret Royal Inspector of Chungcheong Province, and Royal Secretary; in 1772 as Grand Minister of Remonstrance, Chief Royal Secretary, and Grand Minister of Censors; and in 1774 as Chief Royal Secretary and Magistrate of Suwon.