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Kim Jangsaeng

Type Figure Region Joseon Time 1548–1631 Also known as 金长生、Kim Jangsaeng

A renowned Joseon Neo-Confucian scholar from Seonjo to Injo reigns, pen name Hanchae, ranked with Toegye and Nolgok among Joseon's great Confucians;…

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  1. 1548–1590Andong · JoseonOf the Andong Kim clan, he studied under leading Neo-Confucian masters, devoted himself to Zhu Xi learning, and wrote works such as Garye Jullan; renowned among the sarim for earnest moral cultivation.
  2. 1590–1631Hanseong · JoseonHe served under Seonjo, Gwanghaegun, and Injo, rising to Chief State Censor, famed for uprightness. In later years he retired to teach; he died in Hanseong in 1631 at the age of eighty-four.

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