Hong Yun-seong

For the video game character, see List of Soulcalibur characters § Yun-seong.

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Yun-seong 홍윤성
Chief State Councillor
In office 27 September 1469 – 6 May 1470
Preceded by	Han Myeong-hoe
Succeeded by	Yun Ja-un
Left State Councillor
In office 23 March 1469 – 6 May 1470
Preceded by	Kim Jil
Succeeded by	Yun Ja-un
Right State Councillor
In office 21 June 1467 – 17 October 1467
Preceded by	Choe Hang
Succeeded by	Gang Sun
Personal details
Born	1425
Died	7 October 1475(1475-10-07) (aged 49–50)
Korean name
Hangul	홍윤성
Hanja	洪允成
Revised Romanization	Hong Yunseong
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Yunsŏng

General Hong Yun-seong (Korean: 홍윤성; Hanja: 洪允成; 1425–7 October 1475) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty politician and soldier.^[1] He was a member of the court of King Sejo,^[2] First and Second Vice Prime minister (also called Left and Right State Councillor, respectively) from 1467 to 1469, and Prime Minister (also called Chief State Councillor) from August 1469 to April 1470 .

His birth name was Useong (Korean: 우성; Hanja: 禹成), his pennames were Yeonghae (Korean: 영해; Hanja: 領海), Gyeonghae (Korean: 경해; Hanja: 傾海), and Gyeongeumdang (Korean: 경음당; Hanja: 鯨飮堂), and his Chinese style name was Suong (Korean: 수옹; Hanja: 守翁).

Popular culture

• Portrayed by Yoo Sang-jae in 2013 film The Face Reader.

See also

• Han Myung-hoi
• Shin Suk-ju
• Jeong In-ji
• Kwon Ram
• Seong Sam-mun
• Hong Dal-son

References

1. 홍윤성 洪允成. Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-10-10.
2. 홍윤성. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Academy of Korean Studies. 2005-11-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-10-10.

External links

• britannica :Hong Yun-seong (in Korean)
• Hong Yun-seong Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• 조선을 망친 것은 공신들이었다 동아일보역사산책 - 이덕일 (in Korean)
• 홍윤성^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Korean)
• 영의정을 노리는 홍윤성:JTBC 방송