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Kim Jo-sun

김조순 ( 金祖淳 )

1765 – 1832

Courtesy Name (자 / 字)사원 (士源) (士源)

Art Name (호 / 號)풍고 (楓皐) (楓皐)

Posthumous (시호 / 諡號)문충 (文忠) (文忠)

Primary Office영안부원군 (Yeongan Buwongun / Internal Prince), 대제학 (Director of Kyujanggak)

Historical Biography

Close literary confidant and trusted policy advisor to King Jeongjo. Following King Jeongjo's death, his daughter became Queen Sunwon, initiating the era of royal in-law stewardship (Sedo Jeongchi) during the Sunjo reign.

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POLITICS SOCIETY

The Architect of the Golden Age: Kim Jo-sun, King Jeongjo, and the Rise of the Jangdong Lineage

The literary genius, royal confidant, and scholar-statesman who balanced King Jeongjo's reforms with the rise of 19th-century royal in-law politics.

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