- Yu Seong-won
Infobox Korean name
hangul=유성원
hanja=柳誠源
rr=Yu Seong(-)won
mr=Yu Sŏngwŏn
hangulja=태초
hanjaja=太初
rrja=Taecho
mrja=T'aech'o
hangulho=낭간
hanjaho=琅玕
rrho=Nanggan
mrho=NangganYu Seong-won also Ryu Seong-won (d. 1456) was a scholar-official of the early
Joseon Dynasty , who is remembered as one of thesix murdered ministers . He was born to ayangban family of theMunhwa Ryu lineage, but his date of birth is not known.Yu passed the lower examination 1444 and the higher examination in 1447. He was shortly thereafter appointed to the
Hall of Worthies by Sejong. Yu was among the compilers of the first edition of theClassified Collection of Medical Prescriptions ("yu bang yu chwi", 醫方類聚), together with other members of the Hall of Worthies. [cite web|url=http://medhist.kams.or.kr/index.asp?body=1999187a|title=Authors of the Classified Collection of Medical Prescriptions|work=Korean Journal of Medical History 8(2)|author=Shin, Soon Shik|accessdate=2006-04-09|date=1999]In 1455, Sejo overthrew the reigning king Danjong. Yu joined with other high officials in a conspiracy to restore Danjong to the throne. This was discovered by the king shortly before it was to happen, and Yu committed suicide.
Yu's tomb lies today in
Sayuksin Park inNoryangjin-dong ,Dongjak-gu ,Seoul . It was moved there in the 1970s. [ [http://www.dongjak.go.kr/pub/eng/eng.jsp?sc=eng03010401 Welcome to Dongjak-gu ] ]Notes
ee also
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List of Korea-related topics
*List of Joseon Dynasty people
*Joseon Dynasty politics
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