Shin Suk-ju
신숙주
Chief State Councillor
In office
December 4, 1471 – July 23, 1475
Preceded byYun Ja-un
Succeeded byJeong Chang-son
In office
June 17, 1462 – May 31, 1466
Preceded byJeong Chang-son
Succeeded byGu Chi-gwan
Left State Councillor
In office
November 30, 1459 – June 17, 1462
Preceded byKang Maeng-gyeong
Succeeded byGwon Ram
Right State Councillor
In office
January 11, 1459 – November 30, 1459
Preceded byKang Maeng-gyeong
Succeeded byGwon Ram
Personal details
Born(1417-08-02)August 2, 1417
DiedJuly 23, 1475(1475-07-23) (aged 57)
Korean name
Hangul
신숙주
Hanja
申叔舟
Revised RomanizationSin Suk-ju
McCune–ReischauerShin Suk-chu
Art name
Hangul
희현당 or 보한재
Hanja
希賢堂 or 保閑齋
Revised RomanizationHuihyeondang or Bohanjae
McCune–ReischauerHŭihyŏndang or Pohanjae
Courtesy name
Hangul
범옹
Hanja
泛翁
Revised RomanizationBeomong
McCune–ReischauerPŏmong
Posthumous name
Hangul
문충
Hanja
文忠
Revised RomanizationMunchung
McCune–ReischauerMunch'ung

Shin Suk-ju (Korean: 신숙주, hanja: 申叔舟; August 2, 1417 – July 23, 1475[1]) was a Korean politician during the Joseon Dynasty. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1466 and again from 1471 to 1475. He came from the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏).

Shin was an accomplished polyglot, and was particularly well educated in the Chinese language.[2] He served as a personal linguistic expert to King Sejong, and was intimately involved in the creation and application of the Korean alphabet known in modern times as Hangul.[2] Shin used the newly created hangul system to create an accurate transcription of spoken Mandarin Chinese in 15th century Ming dynasty China.[2][3] These transcriptions haven proven accurate and reliable, and his transcriptions are now "an invaluable source of information on the pronunciations of Ming-era [Mandarin]."[2]

Family

  • Great-Great-Grandfather
    • Shin Sa-gyeong (신사경, 申思敬)
  • Great-Grandfather
    • Shin Deok-rin (신덕린, 申德隣)
  • Grandfather
    • Shin Po-si (신포시, 申包翅) (1361 - 1432)
  • Grandmother
    • Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (경주 김씨, 慶州 金氏); daughter of Kim Chung-han (김충한, 金忠漢)
  • Father
    • Shin Jang (신장, 申檣) (1382 - 8 February 1433)
      • Uncle - Shin Pyeong (신평, 申枰) (1390 - 1455)[4]
        • Aunt - Lady Yi of the Taean Yi clan (태안 이씨, 泰安 李氏); daughter of Yi Hoe (이회)
        • Aunt - Lady Ma of the Jangheung Ma clan (정부인 장흥 마씨, 貞夫人 長興 馬氏); daughter of Ma Cheon-mok (마천목, 馬天牧) (1358 - 14 March 1431)
          • Cousin - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (정부인 고령 신씨, 貞夫人 高靈 申氏) (? - 1504); Yun Gi-gyeon's second wife
      • Uncle - Shin Je (신제, 申梯)
  • Mother
    • Lady Jeong of the Naju Jeong clan (나주 정씨, 羅州 丁氏)[5]
      • Grandfather - Jeong Yu (정유, 鄭有)
  • Siblings
    • Older brother - Shin Maeng-ju (신맹주, 申孟舟)
    • Older brother - Shin Jung-ju (신중주, 申仲舟) (1412 - 1447)
    • Older sister - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏)
      • Brother-in-law - Jo Hyo-mun (조효문) (? - 1462)
    • Younger brother - Shin Song-ju (신송주, 申松舟) (1419 - 1464)
    • Younger brother - Shin Mal-ju (신말주, 申末舟) (1429 - 1503)
      • Sister-in-law - Lady Seol (설씨)
    • Younger sister - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏)
      • Brother-in-law - Choi Seon-bok (최선복)
  • Wife and children
    • Princess Consort Musong of the Musong Yun clan (무송군부인 무송 윤씨) (? - 23 January 1456);[6] daughter of Yun Gyeong-yeon (윤경연, 尹景淵)[7]
      • Son - Shin Ju (신주, 申澍) (1434 - 21 February 1456)
        • Daughther-in-law - Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (청주 한씨, 淸州 韓氏)[8]
          • Grandson - Shin Jong-heub (신종흡, 申從洽) (1454 - ?)
          • Grandson - Shin Jong-ok (신종옥, 申從沃) (1455 - )
          • Grandson - Shin Jong-ho (신종호, 申從濩) (1456 – 1497)
            • Granddaughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨, 全主 李氏) (? - 1539)[9]
              • Great-Grandson - Shin Hang (신항) (1477 - 1507)
                • Great Granddaughter-in-law - Yi Su-ran, Princess Hyesuk (혜숙옹주, 惠淑翁主) (1478–?)[10]
                  • Adoptive Great-Great-grandson - Shin Su-gyeong (신수경, 申秀涇) (1501 - ?)
                    • Adoptive Great-Great-Great-grandson - Shin Ui, Lord Yeongchan (영천위, 靈川尉 신의, 申檥) (1530 - 1584)
                      • Adoptive Great-Great-Great Granddaughter-in-law - Yi Ok-hyeon, Princess Gyeonghyeon (경현공주) (1530 - 1584)[11]
      • Son - Shin Myeon (신면, 申沔) (? - 21 May 1467)
        • Daughter-in-law - Lady Jeong (정씨)
          • Grandson - Shin Yong-gwan (신용관, 申用灌) (1459 - ?)
          • Grandson - Shin Yong-gae (신용개, 申用漑) (5 October 1463 - 1519)
          • Granddaughter - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏)
            • Grandson-in-law - Kang Han-son (강학손, 姜鶴孫)
      • Son - Shin Chan (신찬, 申澯)
        • Granddaughter - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏)
          • Grandson-in-law - Jeong Yu-kang (정유강, 鄭有綱)
      • Son - Shin Jeong (신정, 申瀞) (1442 - 24 April 1482)
        • Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)[12]
          • Grandson - Shin Yeong-hong (신영홍, 申永洪) (1469 - ?)
          • Grandson - Shin Yeong-cheol (신영철, 申永澈) (1471 - ?)
      • Son - Shin Jun (신준, 申浚) (1444 - ?)
        • Daughter-in-law - Lady Yu (유씨, 柳氏)
          • Grandson - Shin Bok-sun (신복순, 申復淳) (1464 - ?)
          • Granddaughter - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏)
            • Grandson-in-law - Yi Byeon, Prince Geumcheon (금천군 이변)[13]
      • Son - Shin Bu (신부, 申溥) (1446 - ?)
          • Granddaughter - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏)
            • Grandson-in-law - Jo Su-kang (조수강, 趙壽崗)
      • Son - Shin Hyeong (신형, 申泂) (1449 - 1487)
        • Daughter-in-law - Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨, 延日 鄭氏); daughter of Jeong Bun (정부, 鄭溥)[14]
          • Grandson - Shin Gwang-yun (신광윤, 申光潤) (24 September 1468 - 15 October 1554)
          • Grandson - Shin Gwang-taek (신광택, 申光澤)
          • Grandson - Shin Gwang-han (신광한, 申光漢) (28 July 1484 - 2 November 1555)
            • Granddaughter-in-law - Lady Oh; daughter of Oh Ok-jeong (석성현감 오옥정, 吳玉貞)
              • Great-Granddaughter - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏)
                • Great Grandson-in-law - Sim Sun (심순, 沈荀) (1525 - 1572)
                  • Great-Great-Granddaughter - Lady Sim of the Cheongsong Sim clan (청송 심씨)[15]
              • Great-Grandson - Shin Hyeok (신혁, 申㴒)
              • Great-Grandson - Shin Jin (신진, 申津) (1527 - ?)
              • Great-Granddaughter - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏)
                • Great Grandson-in-law - Yi Sun-shin (이순신, 李純臣)[16]
      • Son - Shin Pil (신필, 申泌) (1454 - ?)
        • Grandson - Shin Se-yeon (신세연, 申世淵) (1473 - ?)
        • Grandson - Shin Se-gwang (신세광, 申世洸) (1474 - ?)
      • Daughter - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨, 高靈 申氏) (1455 - ?)
        • Son-in-law - Shin Myeong-su (신명수, 申命壽)
  • Concubine
    • Lady Bae (배씨, 裵氏)
      • Son - Shin Pil (신필, 申潔)
      • Daughter - Royal Consort Suk-won of the Goryeong Shin clan (숙원 신씨, 淑媛 申氏)
        • Son-in-law - Sejo of Joseon (조선 세조) (2 November 1417 – 23 September 1468)

See also

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ In Lunar Calendar, Shin was born on 20 June 1417 and died on 21 June 1475
  2. 1 2 3 4 Handel (2014): 294.
  3. ↑ Coblin, W. South (2000), "A Brief History of Mandarin", Journal of the American Oriental Society, 120 (4): 537–552, doi:10.2307/606615, JSTOR 606615
  4. ↑ Maternal grandfather of Deposed Queen Yun
  5. ↑ The clan was also known as the Aphae Jeong clan (압해 정씨, 押海 丁氏)
  6. ↑ Cousin-in-law of Princess Jeongsin
  7. ↑ He is the eldest son of Yun Hoe (윤회, 尹淮; 1380 - 12 March 1436). Yun Hoe’s sister, Lady Yun, became the mother-in-law to Princess Jeongsin; the daughter of King Gongyang and Royal Consort Sun
  8. ↑ She is the eldest daughter of Han Myeong-hoe, and the older sister of Queen Jangsun and Queen Gonghye
  9. ↑ daughter of Grand Prince Uichang and granddaughter of King Sejong
  10. ↑ one of King Seongjong’s eldest daughters
  11. ↑ King Jungjong’s daughter
  12. ↑ Daughter of Prince Hunyeong (후녕군) and granddaughter of King Taejong
  13. ↑ Son of Yi Jeong, Prince Onnyeong (1407 – 1453) (이정 온녕군), grandson of King Taejong and Royal Noble Consort Shin of the Yeongwol Shin clan (? – 1435) (신빈 신씨)
  14. ↑ The clan was also known as the Yeongil Jeong clan (영일 정씨, 迎日 鄭氏) or the Ohcheon Jeong clan (오천 정씨, 烏川 鄭氏)
  15. ↑ Was the first wife of Heo Jeok’s uncle-in-law and Queen Inhyeon’s great-grandfather (her paternal grandmother’s father)
  16. ↑ Not to be confused with the general Yi Sun-shin who was born 2 decades later
Works Cited
  • Handel, Zev (2014). "Why Did Sin Sukju Transcribe the Coda of the Yào 藥 Rime of 15th Century Guānhuà with the Letter ㅸ <f>?". Studies in Chinese and Sino-Tibetan Linguistics: Dialect, Phonology, Transcription and Text, eds. Richard VanNess Simmons, Newell Ann Van Auken. Language and Linguistics Monograph Series 53. Taipei: Academia Sinica, pp. 293–308.
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