Song Chun-gil

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Song Chun-gil (Korean: 송준길; Hanja: 宋浚吉; 28 December 1606 – 2 December 1672), also known by his art name Tongch'untang, was a Korean politician and Neo-Confucian scholar, who lived during the Joseon period.

Born in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province, he was the best friend and a distant relative of Song Si-yol. His daughter, Lady Song, was the mother of Queen Inhyeon, who would become the second wife of King Sukjong.

Song Chun-gil's descendants through his second daughter had made him the maternal grandfather of Min Jin-hu, Min Jin-won, and Queen Inhyeon. He eventually became the 5th great-grandfather of Empress Myeongseong and the 6th great-grandfather of Empress Sunmyeong.

When Empress Myeongseong became Queen, she also close connections to the families of her 5th maternal great-grandmother (Eunjin Song clan), and 4th maternal great-grandmother (Jinju Jeong clan).

• Father
  • Song Yi-ch'ang (송이창; 宋爾昌; 1561 – May 1627)
• Mother
  • Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨; 光山 金氏; 1561–1621); daughter of Kim Eun-hwi (김은휘) and cousin of Kim Jang-saeng
• Wives and their issue
  • Lady Kim (김씨; 金氏) — no issue.
  • Lady Chŏng of the Jinju Chŏng clan (진주 정씨; 晋州 鄭氏; 1604–1655); daughter of Chŏng Kyŏng-se (정경세, 鄭經世; 1563–1633)
    • Son: Song Kwang-sik (송광식; 宋光栻; 1620–1664)
    • Son: Song Sŏk-tae (송석대; 宋碩大; 1625 – ?)
    • Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨; 恩津 宋氏; 1628–1662)
    • Daughter: Internal Princess Consort Eunseong of the Eunjin Song clan (은성부부인 은진 송씨; 恩城府夫人 恩津 宋氏; 1637–1672); Min Yu-chung's second wife
    • Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨; 恩津 宋氏; 1639 – ?)
    • Daughter: Lady Song of the Eunjin Song clan (은진 송씨; 恩津 宋氏; 1641 – ?)
• Concubines and their issue
  • Yi Rang, Lady Yi (이랑 이씨; 李娘 李氏; 1610–1631); daughter of Yi Tong-hyŏng (이동형; 1580 – ?) — no issue.
  • Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (여흥 민씨; 驪興 閔氏; 1644–1712); daughter of Min Kyu (민규)
    • Son: Song Kwang-rim (송광림; 1666 – ?)
    • Son: Song Kwang-chŏng (송광정; 宋光挺; 1668–1734)
    • Son: Song Kwang-yŏng (송광영; 1670 – ?)
    • Son: Song Pyŏng-ik (송병익; 1677 – ?)

• Eorokhae (어록해; 語錄解)
• Dongchundangjip (동춘당집)

• Kim Man-jung
• Kim Jip
• Kim Yuk
• Gwon Sang-ha
• Heo Mok
• Yun Hyu
• Yun Seon-do
• Hong U-won

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