Scholar who never took office, blaming himself for surviving the fall of Ganghwa in 1637; pen names Michon and Noseo; father of Yun Jeung
| Life | 1610 ~ 1669 |
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 파평 윤씨 |
Yun Seon-geo (1610-1669) was a Joseon scholar of the Papyeong Yun clan with courtesy name Gilbo and pen names Michon, Noseo and Sancheonjae. He was a son of Yun Hwang and father of Yun Jeung and Yun Chu.
In the Second Manchu Invasion of 1636 he guarded a gate on Ganghwa Island; when it fell the next year his wife of the Yi clan took her own life and he escaped the fortress in commoner's clothes. He blamed himself for surviving all his life and never took office. During the ritual controversy he tried to mediate between Song Si-yeol and Yun Hyu but fell out with Song for siding with Yun Hyu.
He guarded a gate on Ganghwa Island in 1636 and escaped in commoner's clothes when it fell the next year. He is said to have carried his wife's death and his own survival as a lifelong burden.
He tried to mediate between Song Si-yeol and Yun Hyu but fell out with Song for siding with Yun Hyu. This is cited as background to the later Hoeni controversy between his son Yun Jeung and Song.
He has been enshrined at Nogang Seowon in Noseong since 1723, and Sancheonjae in Geumsan and Songpa Seowon in Yeongchun are also recorded as honoring him.
His tomb is said to be at Beopheung-ri, Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju (first buried west of Wollong in Gyoha, later moved). Sancheonjae Seowon in Geumsan was abolished in 1741; he is enshrined at Nogang Seowon and elsewhere.
His son Yun Jeung became leader of the Soron, and with his father Yun Hwang he forms the core of the Noseong Papyeong Yun house.