Gang Hong-rip
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| Gang Hong-rip | |
| Hangul | 강홍립 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 姜弘立 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Hong-rip |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Hongrip |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 내촌 |
| Hanja | 耐村 |
| Revised Romanization | Naechon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Naech'on |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 군신 |
| Hanja | 君信 |
| Revised Romanization | Gunsin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kunsin |
Gang Hong-rip (Korean: 강홍립; 1560 – 6 September 1627[1]) was a Korean general during the Joseon period.
Under repeated requests from
Battle of Sarhū. The Korean army under command of Liu Ting lost two-thirds of his troops at Fuca and surrendered to Nurhaci. Official Korean records say that Gwanghaegun had ordered a betrayal to Nurhaci, but it is suspected to be a defamation by the Westerners faction, who deposed the king. In 1620 almost all Korean captives were released but Gang Hongrip, who had good command of the Manchu language
, was still kept.
Frustrated with unsatisfactory reward for the coup which deposed Gwanghaegun,
Hanseong (modern-day Seoul), but was eventually crushed. Yi Gwal was then executed by his own soldiers. Han Myeong-nyeon, an accomplice of Yi Gwal, was also killed, but his son Han Yun
fled to the Later Jin (Manchus).
Gang Hongrip fell for Han Yun's trick and wrongly believed that his family was all killed by the Joseon government. To get his revenge on Korea, he urged the Manchus to defeat the Joseon dynasty. In 1627 he guided the Later Jin army led by Amin to Hanseong and as a Manchu delegate he negotiated for a truce with Korea. Then he discovered that he was deceived about his family being killed and suffered a heartbreak. He was branded as a traitor and deprived of his official rank. He was rehabilitated after his death.
Family
Parents
- Father - Gang Shin (판중추부사 강신; 姜紳; 1543–1615)
- Grandfather - Gang Sa-sang (우의정 강사상; 姜士尙; 1519–1581)
- Great-Grandfather - Gang On (강온; 姜溫; 1496–1533)
- Great-Great-Grandfather - Gang Yeong-suk (강영숙; 姜永叔)
- Great-Great-Great-Grandfather - Gang Hyeong (대사간 증 참판 강형; 姜詗)[2]
- Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather - Gang Ja-pyeong (감사 강자평; 姜子平; 1430–1486)
- Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)[3]
- Great-Great-Great-Grandfather - Gang Hyeong (대사간 증 참판 강형; 姜詗)[2]
- Great-Great-Grandmother - Lady Yi of the Ikju Yi clan (익주 이씨; 益州 李氏); daughter of Yi Jeong-yang (첨지 이정양; 李貞陽)
- Great-Great-Grandfather - Gang Yeong-suk (강영숙; 姜永叔)
- Great-Grandmother - Lady Park of the Miryang Park clan (밀양 박씨); daughter of Park Sik (박식; 朴栻)
- Great-Grandfather - Gang On (강온; 姜溫; 1496–1533)
- Grandmother - Lady Im; daughter of Im Gan (임간; 任幹), Gang Shin’s first wife
- Grandfather - Gang Sa-sang (우의정 강사상; 姜士尙; 1519–1581)
- Uncle - Gang Seo (강서; 姜緖; 1538–1589)
- Half-aunt - Lady Gang of the Jinju Gang clan (진주 강씨; 晉州 姜氏)
- Uncle - Min Yeo-geon (민여건; 閔汝健; 1538–1585) of the Yeoheung Min clan[4]
- Half-aunt - Lady Gang of the Jinju Gang clan (진주 강씨; 晉州 姜氏)
- Uncle - Yi Ui-ga (이의가; 李義可)
- Half-uncle - Gang In (강인; 姜絪; 1555–1634)
- Half-uncle - Gang Dam (강담; 姜紞; 1559–1637)
- Half-aunt - Lady Gang of the Jinju Gang clan (진주 강씨; 晉州 姜氏)
- Uncle - Kim Chung-gak (김충각; 金忠慤)
- Mother - Lady Jeong of the Dongrae Jeong clan (동래 정씨)
- Grandfather - Jeong Yu-ui (정유의; 鄭惟義)[5]
Wives and issues:
- Lady Hwang of the Wooju Hwang clan (우주 황씨); daughter of Hwang Yi-hyeong (황이형; 黃履亨)
- Son - Gang Suk (강숙; 姜璹)
- Son - Gang Won (강원; 姜瑗)
- Son - Gang Chan (강찬; 姜瓚)
- Daughter - Lady Gang of the Jinju Kang clan (진주 강씨)
- Son-in-law - Yun Gam (윤감; 尹堪)
- Daughter - Lady Kang of the Jinju Kang clan (진주 강씨)
- Son-in-law - Sim Ja (진사 심자; 沈鎡)
- Daughter - Lady Gang of the Jinju Gang clan (진주 강씨)
- Son-in-law - Yi Hyeon-dal (통제사 이현달; 李顯達)
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Ahn Dae-yong in the 1995 KBS2 TV Series West Palace.
See also
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References
- ^ In lunar calendar, Gang died on 27 July 1627
- ^ His eldest sister, Princess Consort Pungcheon of the Jinju Gang clan (풍천군부인 진주 강씨), became the daughter-in-law of Grand Prince Imyeong (4th son of Queen Soheon and King Sejong), and his youngest second sister became the sister-in-law to Queen Jeinwondeok and the aunt-in-law to Queen Dangyeong. This sister eventually became the great-grandmother of Gu Sa-maeng and the great-great-grandmother of Queen Inheon through her daughter, Lady Shin of the Geochang Shin clan.
- ^ Eldest daughter of Yi Chae, Prince Uiseong (의성군 이채; 1411–1493) and Princess Consort Hoein of the Seongju Yi clan (회인군부인 성주 이씨). She was also the granddaughter of Grand Prince Hyoryeong, second son of Queen Wongyeong and King Taejong.
- ^ His younger brother eventually became the 7th great-grandfather of Empress Myeongseong.
- ^ His cousin, Jeong Yu-gil (정유길; 鄭惟吉), became the maternal grandfather of Queen Hyejang, wife of King Gwanghae