Joseon civil official; Left State Councillor under King Seonjo, Lord Sangnak
| Life | 1520 ~ 1593 |
| Era | 조선 |
| Clan | 상산 김씨 |
Kim Gwi-yeong (1520-1593), courtesy name Hyeongyeong and pen name Dongwon, was a Joseon official of the Sangju (Sangsan) Kim clan. He passed the jinsa exam in 1540 and the civil exam in 1547, and helped compile the Veritable Records of King Jungjong.
In 1555 he accompanied the commander Yi Jun-gyeong during the Eulmyo disturbance. He reached the senior rank as Dongbu Seungji in 1558 and became Inspector-General in 1564. After Yun Won-hyeong fell in 1565 he joined the prosecution, and under Seonjo he became Minister of Rites in 1568.
He held the ministries of War and Personnel and the post of Daejehak, became Right State Councillor in 1581 and Left State Councillor in 1583. For his part in the 1589 Jeong Yeo-rip case he was made a second-class Pyeongnan merit subject and Lord Sangnak.
At the outbreak of the Imjin War he argued for holding Hanseong, but when the capital was abandoned he accompanied Prince Imhae to Hamgyeong. Captured by Kato Kiyomasa after a revolt at Hoeryeong, he was impeached after returning with a letter from the enemy and died on the way to exile in 1593. He was rehabilitated under King Sukjong.
Evacuating to Hamgyeong with Prince Imhae, he was captured at Hoeryeong. After release he was impeached for carrying a peace demand, died on the way to exile, and was rehabilitated under Sukjong. The account here sticks to the recorded facts.
His grave was not confirmed.
Wikipedia's Sangsan Kim article gives him as a 9th-generation descendant of Kim Deuk-je.