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Song Jun-gil (Hangul: 송준길, Hanja: 宋浚吉; 28 December 1606 – 2 December 1672), also known by his pen name Dongchundang, was a Korean politician and Neo-Confucian scholar, who lived during the Joseon Dynasty.

Korean name
Hangul	송준길
Hanja	宋浚吉
Revised Romanization	Song Jungil
McCune–Reischauer	Song Chunkil
Pen name
Hangul	동춘, 동춘당
Hanja	同春, 同春堂
Revised Romanization	Dongchun, Dongchundang
McCune–Reischauer	Tongch'un, Tongch'untang
Posthumous name
Hangul	문정
Hanja	文正
Revised Romanization	Munjeong
McCune–Reischauer	Munchŏng

Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province, he was the best friend and a distant relative of Song Si-yeol. 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 Jun-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).

Family

• Great-grandfather
  • Song Se-yeong (송세영, 宋世英)
• Grandfather
  • Song Eung-seo (송응서, 宋應瑞) (1530 – 1608)
• Grandmother
  • Lady Yi of the Gwangju Yi clan (광주 이씨)[1]
• Father
  • Song Yi-chang (송이창, 宋爾昌) (1561 – May 1627)
• Mother
  • Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨, 光山 金氏) (? – 1621)[2][3]
• Wives and their issue
  • Lady Kim (김씨, 金氏) — no issue.
  • Lady Jeong of the Jinju Jeong clan (진주 정씨, 晋州 鄭氏) (1604 – 1655)[4][5]
    • Son: Song Gwang-sik (송광식, 宋光栻) (1625 – 1664)
      • Granddaughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏)
        • Grandson-in-law: Won Mong-ik of the Wonju Won clan (원몽익 원주 원씨, 元夢翼 原州 元氏)[6]
          • Great-grandson: Won Myeong-gu (원명구, 元命龜)[7]
      • Grandson: Song Byeong-mun (송병문)
      • Grandson: Song Byeong-ha (송병하)
      • Grandson: Song Byeong-won (송병원)
      • Grandson: Song Byeong-ik (송병익)
    • Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨, 恩津 宋氏)
      • Son-in-law: Na Myeong-jwa of the Anjeong Na clan (나명좌 안정 나씨)[8]
    • Daughter: Internal Princess Consort Eunseong of the Eunjin Song clan (은성부부인 은진송씨, 恩城府夫人 恩津 宋氏) (1637 – 1672)[9]
      • Son-in-law: Min Yu-jung (민유중, 閔維重) (1630 – 29 June 1687)
        • Granddaughter: Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (1656 – 1728) (여흥 민씨, 驪興 閔氏)
        • Grandson: Min Jin-hu (1659 – 1720) (민진후, 閔鎭厚)
        • Grandson: Min Jin-won (1664 – 1736) (민진원, 閔鎭遠)
        • Granddaughter: Queen Inhyeon of the Yeoheung Min clan (인현왕후 민씨, 仁顯王后 閔氏) (15 May 1667 – 16 September 1701)
        • Granddaughter: Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (여흥 민씨, 驪興 閔氏)
        • Granddaughter: Min Jeong-seong, Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (민정성 여흥 민씨) (1672 – 1672)
        • Granddaughter: Min Jeong-je, Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (민정제 여흥 민씨) (1672 – ?)
• Concubines and their issue
  • Yi Rang, Lady Yi (이랑 이씨, 李娘 李氏)[10] — no issue
  • Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (여흥 민씨, 驪興 閔氏) (1640 – 1712)[11]
    • Son: Song Gwang-rim (송광림)
    • Son: Song Gwang-cheon (송광천)
    • Son: Song Gwang-yeong (송광영)

Works

• Eorokhae (어록해, 語錄解)
• Dongchundangjip (동춘당집)

See also

• Kim Man-jung
• Kim Jip
• Kim Yuk
• Gwon Sang-ha
• Heo Mok
• Yun Hyu
• Yun Seon-do
• Hong U-won

References

Site web

• Song Jungil:Naver (in Korean)
• Song Jungil (in Korean)
• Song Jungil:Korean historical people information (in Korean)

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