Jeong Mong-ju
Jeong Mong -ju (* November 22, 1337 in Yeongcheon, † April 4, 1392 in Kaesong ) was a politician of the Korean Goryeo Dynasty, Diplomat, neokonfuzianischer philosopher, poet and writer. His original name was Mongran ( 몽란 ,梦兰) · Mongryong ( 몽룡 ,梦龙), his pen name was Po Eun ( 포은 ,圃 隐).
Life
Jeong Mong -ju Jeong came from the clan of the City Yeongcheon in the province of Gyeongsang. He studied at the time by the scholar Yi Saek (1328-1396) most prestigious academic institution Sungkyunkwan, as well as his friend and later political rival Jeong Do- jeon, and taught himself Confucian writings. He was an important representative of Neo-Confucianism in the late Goryeo Empire and the beginning of Joseon Dynasty in the late 14th century through its assessed as excellent translations of the works of Confucius.
Political action
After passing the exam for the civil service in 1362, he was first connected with King Gongmin ( 공민왕 ,恭 愍 王, 1351-1374 ) of the Goryeo Kingdom. As a diplomat, he consulted six times the court of the Ming Dynasty in China. Through his knowledge and renowned sense of justice, he managed to defuse tensions between this and the Yuan Dynasty. 1377 he arrived as a diplomat at the Japanese court, where he reached an alliance against the Wokou, the pirates in the China Sea, which destabilized the political situation in Korea, as well as the release of hundreds of prisoners of the Goryeo Kingdom.
The end of the Goryeo Dynasty was caused by the division of the court: on the one side stood the General Choi Yeong, who sought the confrontation with the Ming Empire, on the other hand, General Yi (also: U), the diplomatic solution sought with China, then tear the king throne, and wanted to start a new dynasty. Here Jeong Mong -ju took the side of the older dynasty and was to follow because of its rejection, new rulers in 1392 by men of Yi Bang -won (later King Taejong ), fifth son of Yi Seonggye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty and Taejo called, was murdered on the Sonyukkyo bridge in Kaesong.
The " steadfast heart "
The Korean people is Jeong Mong -ju remained by his loyalty to his ruling family in memory. Jeong's poem that expresses his attitude in response to Yi Bang -won, is written in the form of a three-line Sijo and is in the tradition of the death poems.
Damshim -ga:
Writings
- Poeunjip ( 포은 집 ,圃 隐 集) Korean edition in Chinese writing:
- 圃 隐 先生 文集.
- 文集 编纂 委员会/景仁 文化 社, 1999.
- 圃 隐 集. 大洋 书籍, 1975.
- 圃 隐 诗 藁:卷 上,下. [郑 梦 周 着]. Reprint of an edition of 1608. ( With the Collaboration of Asami Collection and Korean Rare Book Collection of the University of California, Berkeley ).