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Goryeo civil official under King Chungnyeol who served as royal secretary and chief examiner

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Life	1302
Era	고려 후기
Clan	천안 전씨

Life & career

Jeon Seung (?-1302) was a civil official under King Chungnyeol of Goryeo and belonged to the Cheonan Jeon clan. The son of Jeon In-ryang, he served as royal secretary (seungji) and in the Privy Council (milchiksa), and after the accession of King Chungseon is said to have taken part, as royal secretary, in reforms of personnel and the bureaucracy.

In 1300 he served as chief examiner (jigonggeo) and selected 33 successful candidates including Yi Ja-se. His son Jeon Sin founded the Munhyo-gong branch.

Descendants

The Munhyo-gong branch continues through his son Jeon Sin and grandson Jeon Deok-rin.

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