Hangul 남곤 Hangul 지정, 지족당, 지족 Died 1527 McCune–Reischauer Nam Kon Role Politician | Revised Romanization Nam Gon Name Nam Gon Hanja 南袞 Hanja 止亭, 知足堂, 知足 | |
Nam Gon (Korean: 남곤, 南袞, 1471 – 10 March 1527) was a Korean politician, poet, Neo-Confucian scholar, thinker, writer and Prime Minister during the Joseon Dynasty. His nicknames were Jijeong (지정, 止亭), Jijokdang (지족당, 知足堂) and Jijok (지족, 知足), while his courtesy name was Sahwa (사화, 士華). He was also a member of Sarim faction.
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Nam was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar of the Youngnam school and teacher of Kim Jong-jik. He was the Joseon Dynasty's Vice Prime Minister until 1520, and then Prime Minister from 1523 to 1527. Nam Gon studied under Neo-Confucian scholar Kim Jong-jik. He was an ideological and political rival of Jo Gwang-jo. Jo studied under his friend Kim Kwaeng-pil.
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