Yu Sunjŏng
Yu Sunjŏng | |
|---|---|
유순정 | |
| Chief State Councillor | |
| In office November 14, 1512 – January 26, 1513 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Su-dong |
| Succeeded by | Sŏng Hŭian |
| Left State Councillor | |
| In office November 9, 1509 – November 14, 1512 | |
| Preceded by | Pak Wŏnjong |
| Succeeded by | Sŏng Hŭian |
| Right State Councillor | |
| In office 26 October 1506 – 9 November 1509 | |
| Preceded by | Pak Wŏnjong |
| Succeeded by | Sŏng Hŭian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1459 |
| Died | January 26, 1513 (aged 53–54) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 유순정; 류순정 |
| Hanja | 柳順汀 |
| RR | Yu Sunjeong; Ryu Sunjeong |
| MR | Yu Sunjŏng; Ryu Sunjŏng |
Yu Sunjŏng (Korean: 유순정; Hanja: 柳順汀; 1459 – January 26, 1513), also known as Ryu Sunjŏng (Korean: 류순정), was a Korean scholar-official during the Joseon period. A disciple of Kim Chong-jik, he was one of three principal leaders (alongside Pak Wŏnjong and Sŏng Hŭian) of the Jungjong coup of 1506 together with other Neo-Confucianism philosophers and scholars and became Chief State Councillor of Joseon in 1512. He was a part of the Sarim faction and hailed from the Jinju Yu clan.