Gwon Ram

Gwon Ram
권람
Gwon Ram; 권람
Left State Councillor
	In office; 17 June 1462 – 11 October 1463
Preceded by	Sin Suk-ju
Succeeded by	Han Myeong-hoe
Right State Councillor
	In office; 9 December 1459 – 17 June 1462
Preceded by	Yi In-son
Succeeded by	Han Myeong-hoe
	In office; 30 November 1459 – 5 December 1459
Preceded by	Sin Suk-ju
Succeeded by	Yi In-son
Personal details
Born	1416
Died	6 February 1465 (aged 48–49)
Korean name
Hangul	권람
Hanja	權擥
Revised Romanization	Gwon Ram
McCune–Reischauer	Kwon Ram
Pen name
Hangul	소한당 or 소한당
Hanja	所閑堂 or 所閒堂
Revised Romanization	Sohandang
McCune–Reischauer	Sohandang
Courtesy name
Hangul	정경
Hanja	正卿
Revised Romanization	Jeonggyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Jŏnggyǒng
Posthumous name
Hangul	익평
Hanja	翼平
Revised Romanization	Ikpyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ikp'yŏng

Gwon Ram (Korean: 권람, Hanja: 權擥; 1416 - 6 February 1465), nickname Sohandang (소한당) was a Korean politician, writer, historian, nationalist^{[citation needed]} of the Joseon period. He served as Left State Councillor, and the entourage of Sejo of Joseon.

He was the father-in-law of general Nam Yi and Shin Su-geun.^[1]

Family[]

Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
- Gwon Bu (권부, 權溥) (1262 - 1346)
Great-Great-Great-Grandmother
- Lady Ryu of the Siryeong Ryu clan (시령 류씨, 始寧柳氏)
Great-Great-Grandfather
- Gwon Go (권고, 權皐)
Great-Grandfather
- Gwon Hui (권희, 權僖) (1319 - 1405)
Great-Grandmother
- Lady Han of the Hanyang Han clan (한양 한씨, 漢陽韓氏) (1315 - 1398)
Grandfather
- Gwon Geun (권근, 權近) (1352 - 1409)
Grandmother
- Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (숙경택주 경주 이씨, 淑敬宅主慶州李氏) (? - 1423)
Father
- Gwon Je (1387 - 1445)
  - Uncle - Gwon Gyu (권규, 權跬) (1393 - 1421)
  - Aunt - Princess Gyeongan (경안공주) (1393 - 22 April 1415)^[2]^[3]
    - Cousin - Gwon Dam (권담, 權聃) (? - 1439)
      - Cousin-in-law - Lady Park of the Hamyang Park clan (함양 박씨, 咸陽朴氏)
      - Cousin-in-law - Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨, 延日鄭氏)
        First cousin - Gwon Yeong-geum (권영금,權英今), Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan
        
        First cousin-in-law - Kim Hyeon-seok (김현석)
    - Cousin - Gwon Chong (권총, 權聰) (1413 - 1480)
      - Cousin-in-law - Lady Choi of the Jeonju Choi clan (전주 최씨, 貞夫人全州崔氏)
    - Cousin - Lady Gwon; died prematurely
Mother
- Lady Lee (이씨, 李氏); Gwon Je’s first wife
- Unnamed stepmother; Gwon Je’s second wife^[4]
  - Grandfather - Lee Jun (이준, 李儁)
Siblings
- Older brother - Gwon Ji (권지, 權摯)
- Younger brother - Gwon Ban (권반, 權攀)
- Younger brother - Gwon Ma (권마, 權摩)
- Younger brother - Gwon Hyeol (권혈, 權挈)
- Younger brother - Gwon Hyeong (권경, 權擎)
- Younger sister - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan
  - Brother-in-law - Han Myeong-jin (한명진, 韓明溍) (1426 - 1454)^[5]
    - Unnamed nephew
    - Unnamed niece
- Younger sister - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan^[6]
- Younger half-brother - Gwon Chu (권추, 權揫)
Wife
- Princess Consort Yeongwon of the Goseong Lee clan (영원군부인 고성 이씨, 寧原郡夫人固城李氏) (1410 - 18 October 1491)^[7]
Children
- Son - Gwon Geol (권걸, 權傑)
  - Daughter-in-law - Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨, 宜寧南氏)
- Son - Gwon Geon (권건, 權健)
- Daughter - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan
  - Son-in-law - Han Seo-gu (한서구, 韓瑞龜)
- Daughter - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan
  - Son-in-law - Park Sa-hwa (박사화, 朴士華)
- Daughter - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan
  - Son-in-law - Shin Yeok-nyeon (신억년, 申億年)
- Daughter - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan
  - Son-in-law - Nam Yi (남이, 南怡) (1443 - 11 November 1468)^[8]
    - Granddaughter - Nam Gu-eul-geum (남구을금, 南求乙金), Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨, 宜寧南氏)^[9]
- Daughter - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan
  - Son-in-law - Kim Su-hyeong (김수형, 金壽亨)
- Daughter - Lady Yeongga of the Andong Gwon clan (영가부부인 안동 권씨, 永嘉府夫人安東權氏); Shin Su-geun’s first wife
  - Son-in-law - Shin Su-geun (신수근, 愼守勤) (1450 - 1506)
    - Step-granddaughter - Queen Dangyeong of the Geochang Shin clan (단경왕후 신씨) (7 February 1487 - 27 December 1557)
- Daughter - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan
  - Son-in-law - Shin Mal-pyeong (신말평, 申末平)
- Daughter - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan
  - Son-in-law - Min Sa-geon (민사건, 閔師騫)

Book[]

동국통감
《Yeokdaebyeongyo》 (역대병요, 歷代兵要)
《Sohandang jip》(소한당집, 所閑堂集)
《Eungjesiju》 (응제시주, 應製詩註)

Popular culture[]

Portrayed by Lee Dae-yeon in the 2011 KBS2 TV series The Princess' Man.
Portrayed by Kim Yong-hee in the 2011 JTBC TV series Insu, The Queen Mother.

References[]

^ He was the father of Queen Dangyeong, the first wife of the 11th King Jungjong of Joseon.
^ She is the third daughter of Queen Wongyeong and King Taejong
^ Her younger sister’s, Princess Jeongseon (정선공주, 貞善公主) (1404 - 1424), grandson, Nam Yi (남이, 南怡) (1443 - 11 November 1468), became her nephew-in-law through her husband
^ It is said that Gwon Je killed her and his daughter
^ He was the younger brother of Han Myeong-hoe and the paternal uncle of Queen Jangsun and Queen Gonghye
^ It’s said that she was killed by her father
^ Lady Lee is the daughter of Lee Won, Prince Cheolseong (철성부원군 이원, 鐵城府院君李原) (1368 - 1429), and the granddaughter of Lee Am (이암, 李嵒) or Lee Gun-hae (이군해, 李君侅) (1297 - 1364).
^ His grandmother was Princess Jeongseon (a daughter of King Taejong and Queen Wongyeong, and a younger sister of Princess Gyeongan)
^ She became a slave (nobi) to Han Myeong-hoe

External links[]

Gwon Ram:Nate (in Korean)
Gwon Ram (in Korean)
Gwon Ram:Naver (in Korean)

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[1] He was the father of Queen Dangyeong, the first wife of the 11th King Jungjong of Joseon.

[2] She is the third daughter of Queen Wongyeong and King Taejong

[3] Her younger sister’s, Princess Jeongseon (정선공주, 貞善公主) (1404 - 1424), grandson, Nam Yi (남이, 南怡) (1443 - 11 November 1468), became her nephew-in-law through her husband

[4] It is said that Gwon Je killed her and his daughter

[5] He was the younger brother of Han Myeong-hoe and the paternal uncle of Queen Jangsun and Queen Gonghye

[6] It’s said that she was killed by her father

[7] Lady Lee is the daughter of Lee Won, Prince Cheolseong (철성부원군 이원, 鐵城府院君李原) (1368 - 1429), and the granddaughter of Lee Am (이암, 李嵒) or Lee Gun-hae (이군해, 李君侅) (1297 - 1364).

[8] His grandmother was Princess Jeongseon (a daughter of King Taejong and Queen Wongyeong, and a younger sister of Princess Gyeongan)

[9] She became a slave (nobi) to Han Myeong-hoe

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Gwon Ram 권람

Left State Councillor
In office 17 June 1462 – 11 October 1463
Preceded by	Sin Suk-ju
Succeeded by	Han Myeong-hoe
Right State Councillor
In office 9 December 1459 – 17 June 1462
Preceded by	Yi In-son
Succeeded by	Han Myeong-hoe
In office 30 November 1459 – 5 December 1459
Preceded by	Sin Suk-ju
Succeeded by	Yi In-son

Personal details
Born	1416
Died	6 February 1465(1465-02-06) (aged 48–49)

Korean name
Hangul	권람
Hanja	權擥
Revised Romanization	Gwon Ram
McCune–Reischauer	Kwon Ram
Pen name
Hangul	소한당 or 소한당
Hanja	所閑堂 or 所閒堂
Revised Romanization	Sohandang
McCune–Reischauer	Sohandang
Courtesy name
Hangul	정경
Hanja	正卿
Revised Romanization	Jeonggyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Jŏnggyǒng
Posthumous name
Hangul	익평
Hanja	翼平
Revised Romanization	Ikpyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ikp'yŏng