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Jeong Deok-jin

Type Figure Region Goryeo Time c. 1240–1310 Also known as Jeong Deok-jin、정덕진、鄭德鎮

Jeong Deok-jin (c. 1240–1310), a Goryeo civil official active during the transition from Chungnyeol to Chungseon, handling Yuan diplomacy and adminis…

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  1. c. 1240–1270Kaesong · GoryeoJeong Deok-jin was born around mid-Goryeo into a scholar-official family, knew Chinese and Confucian learning, entered service late in the Wonjong reign via local tribute or hereditary appointment, initially holding low-ranking clerical and academic posts, accumulating administrative experience as Mongol power penetrated Goryeo.
  2. 1274–1298Kaesong · GoryeoAfter King Chungnyeol's accession, official systems were reformed at Yuan court demand; Jeong Deok-jin participated in drafting documents and compiling statutes, assisting with memorials to Yuan under the royal son-in-law king system, logistics paperwork for the Eastern Expedition, and domestic surveillance, supporting early Chungnyeol governance.
  3. 1298–1310Kaesong · GoryeoDuring King Chungnyeol's abdication and factional struggles with the Chungseon faction, Jeong Deok-jin, advanced in age, gradually withdrew from key central posts. He died around 1310; his exact titles and writings, thinly attested, still require comparison with scattered entries in the Goryeo History.

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