A frugal, scholarly mid-Goryeo official, central figure of the Daejehak-gong branch
| Life | 1087 ~ 1152 |
| Era | 고려 중기 |
| Clan | 초계 정씨 |
Jeong Bok-gyeong (鄭復卿, 1087-1152), courtesy name Segwi, was a mid-Goryeo official and a third-generation member of the Chogye Jeong clan, son of Jeong Mun and grandson of the founder Jeong Bae-geol. The Chogye Jeong genealogy writes his name 鄭福卿, but following his epitaph it is now corrected to 鄭復卿. Some Wikipedia categories give his death as 1151, but the text and epitaph agree on December 1152 at age 66.
He entered office through his grandfather's merit, passed the palace examination under Yejong and governed Pyeongju. Under Injong he held posts at the National Academy, as gate attendant and in the ritual bureaus before serving as inspector of Chunju circuit; under Uijong he was a magistrate of Sangju, then section chief in the ministries of revenue and rites, and rose to acting deputy director of the Armaments Directorate with the purple fish-bag.
His epitaph describes a man who loved learning and lived frugally: he did not visit high officials except on public business, cared nothing for wealth, and left a house with little more than a desk and a wooden chair. The remonstrance official Kim Ja-ui memorialized the throne recommending him.
The epitaph was written in May 1154 and records his learning, integrity and Kim Ja-ui's recommendation, adding a verse praying for his ancestors' merit and descendants' prosperity. He had four sons and two daughters with his wife, née Kim: Yeong-do (a granary official by hereditary appointment), Deok-gu and Hyo-yun (both Cheontae monks), Yeong-chung (too young for office) and a daughter married to Gwon An-guk. Genealogical accounts of the Daejehak-gong branch instead trace the line through a single son, Jeong Yun-gi, so both are noted.
The epitaph says he was buried on 14 May 1154 on the northeast slope of Mt. Daebeobun; the present location was not confirmed here.