Pak Sŏ-saeng
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox Korean name/auto Pak Sŏ-saeng (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Hanja: Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".; ?–?) was a Korean civil minister (munsin) in the 15th century during the early period of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1392–1897). Pak was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in the Tongsinsa to the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan.[1]
Biography
The birth and death dates of Pak Sŏ-saeng are unknown. Pak belonged to the Bian Pak clan, and his grandfather was Pak Yun-bo (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".) and his father was Pak Chŏm (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".) who served as a senior colonel (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Hanja: Script error: No such module "Lang".; MR: Script error: No such module "lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".).[2] Pak Sŏ-saeng's art name was Yuljŏng, and his courtesy name was Yŏsang.[3]
He learned Neo-Confucianism from Kil Chae, one of the great Neo-Confucian scholars of Korea.[4] In 1401, he passed gwageo, the state examination, with a low grade. In 1407, he passed high grade examination and served for the government as the Jeongeon (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".), and became Byeongjo Jwarang, the next year.[4] In 1419, he was appointed Jipui (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".), and he was promoted as Daesaseong (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".) in 1426.[4]
King Sejong the Great sent a diplomatic mission to Japan (Joseon Tongsinsa) in 1428. This embassy to court of Ashikaga Yoshinori was led by Pak Sŏ-saeng. Its purpose was to respond to a message sent to the Joseon court by the Japanese shogun.[5] In 1430, he was appointed Jiphyeonjeon bujehak (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".). Soon after that, he became Gongjo chamui and Byeongjo chamui (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".), minister of Yukjo, the Six Ministries. In 1432, he was appointed the administrator of Andong.[4]
After his death, Pak Sŏ-saeng was enshrined in the Gucheon Seowon in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang. Pak's writings are preserved in the Yaeun-eonhaengnok (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".).[4]
See also
Notes
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- ↑ Hall, John Whitney. (1997). The Cambridge History of Japan: Early modern Japan, p. 243.
- ↑ 박서생 朴瑞生 Script error: No such module "webarchive". (in Korean) Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
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- ↑ a b c d e Template:In lang Pak Seo-saeng - Naver Encyclopedia
- ↑ Kang, Etsuko H. (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, p. 275.
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References
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- Daehwan, Noh. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," Korea Journal (Winter 2003).
- Kang, Etsuko Hae-jin . (1997). Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Basingstoke, Hampshire; Macmillan. Template:ISBN; Template:Catalog lookup link