How to Pronounce Yun Hyu
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Oct 14, 1617 Seoul, South Korea Died on 20 May 1680 (aged 62)
Joseon scholar
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About Yun Hyu
- Yun Hyu (??; ??, 1617 – 1680) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty politician and Neo-Confucian scholar, poet.
- Yun was the political leader of the Southern (Nam-in) faction of the Joseon Dynasty.
- His courtesy name was Baegho and Haheon, Yahbo. He was nominated to be a Jipyeong (??, ??) as a Yebinshijeong (????, ????) and had served in various other posts, before he left politics to absorb himself in scholarly pursuits.
- In 1660 he became a leading figure in the controversy regarding the mourning rituals over King Hyojong.
- In 1674 he became involved again in a second round of the controversy, this time over the death of Queen Inseon.
- In 1680 he was ordered to commit suicide by King Sukjong after a long public debate with Song Siyeol.
- In 1680 Yun Hyu was expelled and exiled to Gapsan (??, ??) and that year sentenced to death and executed.
