Im Sahong

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Im Sahong (Korean: 임사홍; Hanja: 任士洪; 1445–1506) was a Korean scholar official and member by marriage of the royal family of Joseon. He was a close minister of the tyrannical Yeonsangun. His courtesy name was Iŭi (이의) and he came from the Pungcheon Im clan.^{[citation needed]}

Family

• Father: Im Wŏnjun (임원준; 1423 – 1500 or 1506)
• Mother: Lady, of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)
• Sibling(s)
  • Brother: Im Sayŏng (임사영; ?–1507)
• Wife: Lady, of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨; 1450–?)
• Issue
  • Son: Im Kwangjae (임광재; 1470–1495)
  • Son: Im Hŭijae (임희재; 1472–1504)
  • Son: Im Sungjae (임숭재; 1479–1505)
  • Son: Im Munjae (임문재; 1479–?)
  • Daughter: Lady Im (임씨; 1480–?)

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Shin Chung-sik in the 1984–1985 MBC TV series Snow Matchmaker.
• Portrayed by Ahn Byeong-gyeong in the 1994 KBS2 TV series Han Myung Hoi.
• Portrayed by Lee Yeong-hu in the 1995 KBS2 TV series Jang Nok Soo.
• Portrayed by Im Hyeok in the 1998–2000 KBS1 TV series The King and the Queen.
• Portrayed by Im Byeong-gi in the 2007–2008 SBS TV series The King and I.
• Portrayed by Park Seung-ho in the 2011–2012 JTBC TV series Queen Insu.
• Portrayed by Cheon Ho-jin in the 2015 film The Treacherous.
• Portrayed by Kang Shin-il in the 2017 KBS2 TV series Queen for Seven Days.

See also

• Jungjong Restoration
• Korean literati purges

Notes

References

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