Master of classical sijo poetry, author of Ouga and Eobu Sasisa; courtesy name Yagi, pen names Gosan and Haeong
| Life | 1587 ~ 1671 |
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 해남 윤씨 |
Yun Seon-do (1587-1671) was a mid-Joseon official and poet of the Haenam Yun clan, courtesy name Yagi, pen names Gosan and Haeong, posthumous title Chungheon. Born the third son of Yun Yu-sim and Lady Ahn of Sunheung, he was adopted by his uncle Yun Yu-gi, a Gangwon governor; sources give the adoption as around 1594 or 1595. His grandfather was Minister of Punishments Yun Ui-jung.
He passed the jinsa examination in 1612 and entered Sungkyunkwan. In 1616 he submitted a memorial against the Greater Northerners led by Yi I-cheom and was exiled to Gyeongwon and Gijang. After the 1623 Restoration he was freed and appointed an Uigeumbu official but soon resigned. After placing first in a special preliminary exam in 1628 he became tutor to Prince Bongnim and Prince Inpyeong and later served Crown Prince Sohyeon. He was magistrate of Seongsan in 1634-1638, but was impeached over his conduct during the Manchu invasion and exiled to Yeongdeok.
In the 1640s he retired to Buyongdong on Bogildo, building Seyeonjeong and Nakseojae and composing the Eobu Sasisa. Summoned by Hyojong, he served as royal secretary and Vice Minister of Rites and presented eight proposals, but was dismissed; after clashing with Song Si-yeol and in the first funeral-rites controversy he was exiled to Samsu and then Gwangyang, and released in 1667. His works include the sijo Ouga, Sansung Sinok and Gyeonhoeyo, the collection Gosan Yugo and the medical text Yakhwaje. His tomb is said to lie at Munso-dong below Geumswae-dong, Gusi-ri, Hyeonsan-myeon, Haenam.
After the Manchu invasion he is said to have retired to Buyongdong on Bogildo and built Seyeonjeong and Nakseojae, where he composed the Eobu Sasisa. Wikipedia places this in the 1640s.
After Hyojong died in 1659 he argued for three-year mourning in the first funeral-rites controversy against Song Si-yeol and was exiled to Samsu, moved to Gwangyang, and released in 1667. Evaluations differ among scholars.
His great-grandson Yun Du-seo and grandson Yun I-hu carried on the family, and his relics are kept at Nokudang in Yeondong. See also the Haenam Yun page.
He is said to be buried at Munso-dong below Geumswae-dong, Gusi-ri, Hyeonsan-myeon, Haenam.
He had sons including Yun In-mi; his great-grandson was the painter Yun Du-seo, and he is described as a maternal ancestor of Jeong Yak-yong.