Official and Neo-Confucian scholar, disciple of Jo Gwang-jo, great-great-grandfather of Yun Hyu
| Life | 1490년 ~ 1550년 |
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 남원 윤씨 |
Yun Ja-gwan (尹子寬, 1490-1550), also called Yun Gwan, was a mid-Joseon official and Neo-Confucian scholar. His courtesy name was Yurong, pen name Samhyuja, and his seat is Namwon. According to Wikipedia he was the son of Yun Chwi, a regional commander, and studied Neo-Confucianism under Jo Gwang-jo, inheriting the line from Kim Jong-jik and Kim Goeng-pil through Jeong Yeo-chang to Jo. He was the great-great-grandfather of the Southerner scholar Yun Hyu.
He associated with new-generation scholars such as Gi Jun, Baek In-geol, Sin Jam and An Jeong and was recommended when his teacher's faction came to power in early Jungjong's reign, but did not take office. In 1519 he resigned to mourn a parent, and so escaped the Literati Purge of that year; afterward he stayed at home and did not seek office until he took a hereditary post in 1522.
To care for his mother he asked for minor posts, becoming a gate-shrine attendant and then serving in the Chungikbu and the Gunjagam. After several posts he became magistrate of Asan, then deputy magistrate of Andong in 1541, and in 1548 served again in the Chungikbu and Gunjagam. He fell ill during mourning for his mother and died. His second son Yun Ho rose to Vice Minister of Personnel, and his grandson Yun Hui-son was posthumously made Chief State Councillor thanks to the rise of his son Yun Hyo-jeon.
According to Wikipedia his grandfather was Yun Gwang-eun and his father Yun Chwi; his wife was from the Gaeseong Choe clan (daughter of Choe Myeong-chang). A daughter married Kim Gwi-yeong and a granddaughter married Heo Gae, and Yi Sun-sin and Yi Won-ik are listed among in-laws, names that also recur in the marriage ties of his descendant Yun Hyo-jeon's generation.
The statement that Yun Ja-gwan carried the Neo-Confucian line from Kim Jong-jik through Kim Goeng-pil and Jeong Yeo-chang to Jo Gwang-jo is often cited as the scholarly background of the house that later produced the Southerner Yun Hyu. This is Wikipedia's summary, and primary sources such as his writings were not checked.
Not confirmed.
Eldest son Yun Gi (died young), second son Yun Ho, then grandson Yun Hui-son.