Kim Chajŏm

Kim Chajŏm
김자점
Kim Chajŏm; 김자점
Chief state councillor
	In office; 1646 – June 22, 1649
Preceded by	Kim Ryu
Succeeded by	Yi Kyŏngsŏk
Left state councillor
	In office; April 3, 1646 – May 12, 1646
Preceded by	Hong Sŏbong
Succeeded by	Kim Sanghyŏn
	In office; December 29, 1643 – April 10, 1644
Preceded by	Sim Kiwon
Succeeded by	Sim Yŏl
Right state councillor
	In office; June 21, 1643 – January 14, 1644
Preceded by	Sim Kiwon
Succeeded by	Yi Kyŏngyŏ
Personal details
Born	1588
Died	January 27, 1652 (aged 63–64)
Spouse(s)	Lady Pyŏn of the Hwangju Pyŏn clan; Unnamed woman; Unnamed concubine
Children	Kim Ryeon (son); Kim Sik (son); Kim Chŏng (son)
Parents	Kim T'ak (father); Lady Yu of the Gigye Yu clan (mother);
Korean name
Hangul	김자점
Hanja	金自點
RR	Gim Jajeom
MR	Kim Chajŏm
Art name
Hangul	낙서
Hanja	洛西
RR	Nakseo
MR	Naksŏ
Courtesy name
Hangul	성지
Hanja	成之
RR	Seongji
MR	Sŏngji

Kim Chajŏm (Korean: 김자점; 1588 – January 27, 1652) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon dynasty period and Ming-Qing transition. He was one of the disciples of Sŏng Hon and came from the Andong Kim clan.

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He was Joseon's chief state councillor from 1645 to 1650,^{[citation needed]} and was an ancestor of Kim Ku, a famous Korean independence activist.^[1]

In 1646, threatened by the return of Im Gyeong-eop to the capital, Kim Chajŏm paid soldiers to assassinate Im Gyeong-eop.

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