Ancestor who settled in Yeondong, Haenam and is revered as the reviving ancestor of the Haenam Yun clan; pen name Eochoeun
| Life | 1476 ~ 1543 |
| Era | 조선 전기 |
| Clan | 해남 윤씨 |
Yun Hyo-jeong (1476-1543) was a Joseon figure of the Haenam Yun clan with the pen name Eochoeun. The Encyclopedia of Korean Culture records him as a saengwon (licentiate), grandson of Yun Gyeong, with sons including Yun Gu and Yun Bok. The clan reveres him as the central ancestor who settled at Yeondong, and one line of descent is called the Eochoeun branch.
Wikipedia's entry for Yun Seon-do says he refrained from office and lived in seclusion after the literati were purged in the Muo and Gapja purges. The name Eochoeun can be read as "one who hides as fisherman and woodcutter", and some see in it the origin of the family temperament. His official career is described differently by different sources, so it cannot be stated firmly.
The mid-fifteenth-century house said to have been built when he settled at Yeondong is known today as Nokudang, and the Eochoeun shrine stands to its east. The estate, Historic Site No. 167, became the base for the clan's growth in both learning and wealth, leading through his sons and his grandson Yun Ui-jung to Yun Seon-do. He is called Seon-do's great-great-grandfather in some places and fourth-generation ancestor in others, because generation counting differs by source.
Settling at Yeondong is counted as a turning point in the clan's history. The house said to have been built by him in the mid-fifteenth century later came to be called Nokudang. See also the Haenam Yun page.
His sons Yun Gu and Yun Bok passed the examinations and held office, and his grandson Yun Ui-jung became Minister of Punishments. The line continued to Yun Seon-do. Yun Bok has a separate page.
His tomb was not confirmed. A shrine to him, the Eochoeun shrine, stands east of Nokudang.
Known sons include Yun Gu, Yun Haeng and Yun Bok; descendants include Yun Ui-jung, Yun Seon-do and Yun Du-seo.