Joseon officer of the Jungjong and Myeongjong reigns who served as army and navy commander; father of Won Gyun; posthumously made Chief State Councillor
| Life | 미상 ~ 미상 |
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 원주 원씨 |
Won Jun-ryang was a mid-Joseon military official of the Wonju Won clan with courtesy name Subu. He was the father of Won Gyun, Won Yeon and Won Yong of Imjin War fame. His birth and death years are unknown; only his birthday, the 18th of the 12th lunar month, is recorded. He was the second son of Won Im, who served as a Hyoryeok Buwi and was posthumously made Vice-Minister of Taxation. His line is traced to Won Geuk-yu, a Goryeo founding merit subject; the family was originally from Wonju, but his great-grandfather Won Mong moved to the Pyeongtaek area where his wife's family lived. After a period of decline, Won Jun-ryang's service as army commander, with his brother Won Su-ryang and Won Guk-ryang, is said to have revived the family. He is described as being from Jinwi County, Gyeonggi.
He passed the military palace examination in 1538, became Seonjeongwan in 1544, and is said to have held posts such as Chunchugwan historian and Hongmungwan Gyori. In 1546 he passed the military re-examination in the second grade and rose to a senior rank. He served as Left Gyeongsang army commander and Right Jeolla naval commander, and in 1548 as magistrate of Chuncheon. In 1552 he was impeached for not repelling Japanese raiders who reached Jeju and exiled, and in 1555 he was again impeached for not stopping a raid at Dallyangpo. The minister Yi Jun-gyeong is said to have recalled him to service. In the 1560s he held posts including Left Jeolla naval commander and Gyeongsang army commands, but criticism from the Sarim continued, and in 1566 as magistrate of Giljuk he was impeached and dismissed over allegations of using government storehouse goods to build private wealth.
Assessments of him in life were thus mixed, with many impeachment records. After his death, because of his son Won Gyun's war merit, he was posthumously made Chief State Councillor and Prince Pyeongwon. Pyeongtaek City has designated the Won Gyun shrine as Pyeongtaek Local Heritage No. 6.
His ancestors came from Wonju but his great-grandfather Won Mong moved to Pyeongtaek where his wife's family lived. Hence his son Won Gyun is described as born in Yeongsin, Jinwi County (now Doil-dong, Pyeongtaek).
He passed the 1538 military examination and in 1546 the re-examination in the second grade, rising to a senior rank, and went on to hold army and naval commands.
He was impeached over raids at Jeju in 1552 and Dallyangpo in 1555 but was reappointed through Yi Jun-gyeong, and dismissed in 1566 as magistrate of Giljuk.
He was posthumously made Chief State Councillor and Prince Pyeongwon on account of his son Won Gyun's merit. In Pyeongtaek the shrine to Won Gyun is a designated local heritage site.
The location of his tomb was not confirmed.
Known sons are Won Gyun, Won Yeon and Won Yong; grandsons include Won Sa-ung and Won Sa-rip.