Sojeong-gong branch official who became chief state councillor under Seongjong; involved in the 1498 purge and put to death in 1504
| Life | 1427 ~ 1504 |
| Era | 조선 전기 |
| Clan | 파평 윤씨 |
Yun Pil-sang (1427-1504) was an early Joseon official of the Papyeong Yun clan, with courtesy names Tangjwa, Yangjwa and Yanggyeong. He is described as a great-grandson of Sojeong-gong Yun Gon and won King Sejo's trust as a royal secretary after Sejo's accession.
He handled royal orders during Yi Si-ae's rebellion and was named a first-class merit subject, honored as a merit subject three times in all. In 1479 he joined the Jianzhou campaign as commander, and after serving as right and left state councillor rose to chief state councillor with the title Lord Papyeong. He received an elder's stool and staff from Yeonsangun and entered the Giroso, but is also known for leading the 1498 Muo Literati Purge that destroyed scholars such as Kim Il-son and Jeong Yeo-chang.
In 1504 he was held responsible in connection with the Deposed Queen Yun affair, exiled to Jindo and given poison (accounts say he took poison himself when the first did not kill him), and his sons were executed. He was rehabilitated after the Jungjong Restoration.
He served as chief royal secretary under Sejo, was a first-class merit subject in Yi Si-ae's rebellion and was honored as a merit subject three times.
He rose through right and left state councillor to chief state councillor; his leading role in the 1498 Muo Purge against the Sarim is judged critically.
He was exiled to Jindo and put to death in 1504 and his sons executed, but he was rehabilitated after the Jungjong Restoration.
The tomb location was not confirmed here.
Placed among descendants of Sojeong-gong Yun Gon, the branch that produced Queen Jeonghyeon (daughter of Yun Ho). His sons were executed in the 1504 purge.