류성룡 柳成龍

Chief State Councillor during the Imjin War, author of the Jingbirok

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Life1542 ~ 1607
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Life & career

Ryu Seong-ryong, pen name Seoae and posthumous name Munchung, was enfeoffed Prince Pungwon. He is said to have studied under Yi Hwang (Toegye) and passed the civil examination in 1566. During the Imjin War he served as chief state councillor and field marshal-general, and is known for founding the Hullyeon Dogam and recommending Yi Sun-sin and Gwon Yul.

Impeached in 1598, he withdrew to Hahoe Village in Andong, where he devoted himself to writing, including the Jingbirok. He was named a second-class Hoseong merit subject in 1604 and died in 1607. His tablet is said to be enshrined at Byeongsan Seowon.

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