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Kim Su-hang

김수항 ( 金壽恒 )

1629 – 1689

Courtesy Name (자 / 字)구지 (久之) (久之)

Art Name (호 / 號)문곡 (文谷) (文谷)

Posthumous (시호 / 諡號)문충 (文忠) (文忠)

Primary Office영의정 (Chief State Councilor / Prime Minister)

Historical Biography

Grandson of Kim Sang-heon. Served as Chief State Councilor (Yeonguijeong) of Joseon during the turbulent reign of King Sukjong. Martyr of the Gisa Hwanguk (1689) and father of the celebrated 'Six Changs' (Yukchang) literary masters.

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BIOGRAPHY

The Prime Minister of Storms: Chief State Councilor Kim Su-hang (1629–1689) and the Factional Shifts of King Sukjong

Grandson of Kim Sang-heon, leader of the Westerner (Seoin) faction, and martyr of the Gisa Hwanguk who shaped the political architecture of 17th-century Joseon.

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