Yi Che-hyŏn

In this Korean name, the family name is Yi.

Yi Che-hyŏn (Korean: 이제현; Hanja: 李齊賢; 28 January 1288 – 24 August 1367^[a]) of the Gyeongju Yi clan, was a Goryeo politician, Neo-Confucian scholar, philosopher, writer and poet. He was the follower and disciple of Paek I-jŏng [ko], and the father of Royal Consort Hye-bi, consort of King Gongmin.

Yi Che-hyŏn
Portrait of Yi Che-hyŏn
Korean name
Hangul	이제현
Hanja	李齊賢
RR	I Jehyeon
MR	I Chehyŏn
Art name
Hangul	익재, 역옹, 실재
Hanja	益齋, 櫟翁, 實齋
RR	Ikjae, Yeokong, Siljae
MR	Ikchae, Yŏgong, Silchae
Courtesy name
Hangul	지공
Hanja	之公
RR	Jigong
MR	Chigong
Posthumous name
Hangul	문충
Hanja	文忠
RR	Munchung
MR	Munch'ung

Works

Books

• 《Ikjaenango, 익재난고》 : the 17 poems of Goryeo songs were translated and published in Korean, they are a valuable resource for the study of Goryeo songs today.
• 《Ikjaejip, 익재집》
• 《Yeokongpaeseol, 역옹패설》
• 《Hyohaengrok, 효행록》
• 《Guksa, 국사, 國史》: incomplete relic
• 《Ungeumrugi, 운금루기》

Arts

Gimadogangdo (기마도강도; 騎馬渡江圖; Gimadogangdo; Kimatokangto, lit. 'Horse riding across the river')^[1][2]

Legacy

• 《Portrait of Yi Jehyeon, 이제현 초상》 – National Treasure No. 110^[3] and Chungcheongbuk-do Cultural Heritage No. 72^[4]
• 《Gangjingugoksasojangikjaeyijehyeonsanggwabaeksayihangboksang, 강진구곡사소장익재이제현상과백사이항복상》– Jeollanam-do Cultural Heritage No. 189^[5][6]
• 《Gasansasojangikjaeyeongjeong, 가산사소장익재영정》– Jeollanam-do Cultural Heritage No. 164^[7][8]
• 《Ikjaeyeongjeong, 익재영정》 – Gyeongsangbuk-do Cultural Heritage No. 90^[9][10]

Family

• Father
  • Yi Chin (이진; 李瑱; 1244–1321)
• Mother
  • Grand Lady Park of the Jinhan State (진한국대부인)
• Siblings
  • Older brother - Yi Kwan (이관; 李琯)
  • Younger brother - Yi Chi-jŏng (이지정; 李之正)
• Wives and their issue(s):
  • Lady Kwŏn of Kilch'ang State (길창국부인 권씨; 1288–1332); daughter of Kwŏn Pu (권부; 權溥)
    • Son - Yi Sŏ-jong (이서종; 李瑞種)
    • Son - Yi Tal-jon (이달존; 李達尊; 1313 – 24 July 1340)
    • Unnamed son; died young
    • Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州 李氏)
    • Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州 李氏)
    • Daughter - Princess Ŭihwa, Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (의화택주 경주 이씨; 義和宅主 慶州 李氏)
    • Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州 李氏); died young
  • Lady Suchun of the Pak clan (수춘국부인 박씨; 壽春國夫人 朴氏); daughter of Pak Kŏsil (박거실; 朴居實)
    • Son - Yi Ch'ang-ro (이창로; 李彰路)
    • Daughter - Royal Consort Hye-bi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (혜비 이씨; ? – 29 February 1408)
      • Son-in-law - Wang Chŏn, King Gongmin of Goryeo (고려 공민왕; 23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374)
    • Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州 李氏)
    • Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州 李氏)
  • Princess Consort Sŏwŏn of the Sŏ clan (서원군부인 서씨; 瑞原郡夫人 徐氏); daughter of Sŏ Chung-rin (서중린; 徐仲麟)
    • Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州 李氏)
    • Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州 李氏)
  • Unnamed concubine
    • Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州 李氏)
    • Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州 李氏)

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Kim Kil-ho in the 1983 KBS TV series Foundation of the Kingdom.
• Portrayed by Song Jae-ho in the 2005–2006 MBC TV series Sin Don.
• Portrayed by Song Min-hyung in the 2012 SBS TV series Faith.

Notes

1. In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), he was born on 24 December 1287 and died on 29 July 1367