Song Chun-gil

Korean name
Hangul
송준길
Hanja
宋浚吉
RRSong Jungil
MRSong Chun'gil
Art name
Hangul
동춘, 동춘당
Hanja
同春, 同春堂
RRDongchun, Dongchundang
MRTongch'un, Tongch'undang
Posthumous name
Hangul
문정
Hanja
文正
RRMunjeong
MRMunjŏng

Song Chun-gil (Korean: 송준길; Hanja: 宋浚吉; 28 December 1606 – 2 December 1672), also known by his art name Tongch'undang, was a Korean politician and Neo-Confucian scholar, who lived during the Joseon period.

Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province, he was the best friend and a distant relative of Song Si-yol. His daughter, Lady Song, was the mother of Queen Inhyeon, who would become the second wife of King Sukjong.

Relations with the Royal Family

Song Chun-gil's descendants through his second daughter had made him the maternal grandfather of Min Jin-hu, Min Jin-won, and Queen Inhyeon. He eventually became the 5th great-grandfather of Empress Myeongseong and the 6th great-grandfather of Empress Sunmyeong.

When Empress Myeongseong became Queen, she also close connections to the families of her 5th maternal great-grandmother (Eunjin Song clan), and 4th maternal great-grandmother (Jinju Jeong clan).

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