Master of ritual studies and Minister of War under Hyojong (enshrined in the National Confucian Shrine), pen name Dongchundang
| Life | 1606 ~ 1672 |
| Era | 조선 |
| Clan | 은진 송씨 |
Song Jun-gil (pen name Dongchundang, posthumous title Munjeong) was a scholar of the Moksa-gong line of the Eunjin Song clan. Paired with Song Si-yeol as the 'Two Songs', he is said to have served as Chief Censor, Minister of Personnel and Minister of War under King Hyojong.
Song Jun-gil (1606-1672), courtesy name Myeongbo and pen name Dongchundang, is said to have been the son of Song I-chang. He studied under Kim Jang-saeng and Kim Jip and was both a relative and a fellow student of Song Si-yeol. The two stood at the center of the Westerner scholars' circle, whose lineage later fed into the Noron.
After Hyojong's accession he was recommended by Kim Jip and entered court, serving as Chief Censor, Minister of Personnel and Minister of War. He is known to have supported the northern-expedition policy together with Song Si-yeol. Exact dates for individual posts vary by source.
In the first ritual dispute (Gihae, 1659) he sided with Song Si-yeol in backing a one-year mourning period for Queen Dowager Jaui. He is also known to have opposed excessive punishment of the Namin and to have asked for a lighter sentence for Yun Seon-do, and is often described as more moderate than Song Si-yeol.
The study hall Dongchundang in Songchon-dong, Daejeon, is explained as a building first raised by his father Song I-chang and moved to its present site by Song Jun-gil in 1643. It is three bays wide and two deep, the hall and heated room can be opened into one space, and it has no separate chimney. Its signboard is said to have been written by Song Si-yeol in 1678, and it was designated Treasure No. 209 in 1963.
His works include the Dongchundang-jip and the Eorokhae. He was enshrined at Sunghyeon Academy in 1681, received the title Munjeong, and was enshrined in the National Confucian Shrine in 1756. His son-in-law Min Yu-jung is said to be the father of Queen Inhyeon, King Sukjong's second consort.
He is remembered for deep knowledge of ritual, integrity and scholarly virtue, and with Song Si-yeol is counted a pillar of the Westerner and Noron scholarly lineage. His descendants continued around Hoedeok in Daejeon.
His study hall, Dongchundang (Treasure No. 209), stands in Songchon-dong, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon.
Later scholars of the Moksa-gong line include Song Gyu-ryeom and Song Sang-gi; his son-in-law Min Yu-jung is said to be the father of Queen Inhyeon (the wife of King Sukjong).