Seong Hon (Korean: 성혼; Hanja: 成渾; 25 June 1535 – 6 June 1598) was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon period. He was a Neo-Confucianist scholar who was a close friend of the scholar Yi I (Yulgok) and an older contemporary of Yi Hwang (Toegye), leader of the country's "western faction" (seoin 서인, 西人) of the period.[1]
Seong Hon is often referred to by his stylized name of Ugye ("bull valley") and Mugam ("black stone"). He gained eminence not only as a scholar but as a revered politician and reformer, attaining the position of Fourth State Councillor/Vice Prime Minister (Jwachanseong 左贊成) in the Joseon State Council (uijeongbu).[2] Seong Hon came from the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏).
He was the great-grandfather of Yun Jeung through the marriage of his daughter, Lady Seong. She married Yun Hwang and produced a son, Yun Seon-geo, who eventually became the parents of Yun Jeung.
Father
Seong Su-chim (성수침; 成守琛; 6 March 1493 – 7 February 1564); he and his brother became the students of Jo Gwang-jo
Mother
Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨; 坡平 尹氏)
Sibling(s)
Younger sister - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
Spouse - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨; 高靈 申氏)
Issue
Son - Seong Mun-yeong (성문영; 成文泳)
Son - Seong Mun-jun (성문준; 成文濬; 1559–1623)
Grandson - Seong Yeok (성역; 成櫟)
Granddaughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
Grandson - Seong Ik (성익; 成杙)
Granddaughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨; 1591–1627)
Grandson - Seong Jik (성직, 成㮨)
Granddaughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
Daughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
Son-in-law - Nam Gung-myeong (남궁명; 南宮蓂)
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Daughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
