Gwon Ram
권람
Left State Councillor
In office
17 June 1462 – 11 October 1463
Preceded bySin Suk-ju
Succeeded byHan Myeong-hoe
Right State Councillor
In office
9 December 1459 – 17 June 1462
Preceded byYi In-son
Succeeded byHan Myeong-hoe
In office
30 November 1459 – 5 December 1459
Preceded bySin Suk-ju
Succeeded byYi In-son
Personal details
Born1416
Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon (Currently Seoul, South Korea)
Died6 February 1465(1465-02-06) (aged 48–49)
Korean name
Hangul
권람
Hanja
權擥
Revised RomanizationGwon Ram
McCune–ReischauerKwon Ram
Art name
Hangul
소한당
Hanja
所閑堂 or 所閒堂
Revised RomanizationSohandang
McCune–ReischauerSohandang
Courtesy name
Hangul
정경
Hanja
正卿
Revised RomanizationJeonggyeong
McCune–ReischauerChŏnggyŏng
Posthumous name
Hangul
익평
Hanja
翼平
Revised RomanizationIkpyeong
McCune–ReischauerIkp'yŏng

Gwon Ram (Korean: 권람; 1416 – 6 February 1465), art name Sohandang (소한당) was a Korean politician, writer, and historian of the Joseon period. He served as Left State Councillor, and the entourage of Sejo of Joseon.

He was the father-in-law of general Nam Yi and Shin Su-geun.[1]

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  1. ^ He was the father of Queen Dangyeong, the first wife of the 11th King Jungjong of Joseon.
  2. ^ His great-grandson No Chaek (노책, 盧頙) became the grandfather of Royal Consort Sun-Bi and great-grandfather of Queen Wongyeong’s nephew, No Han
  3. ^ His younger brother, Gwon Hu (권후, 權煦), had a son, Gwon Jung-gwi (권중귀; ? - 1369), who later became the adoptive son of King Chungseon and was renamed as Wang Jung-gwi (왕중귀, 王重貴). Wang Jung-gwi married Lady Ki of the Haengju Ki clan (행주 기씨) who was the niece of Empress Ki through her younger brother.
  4. ^ A niece, through his brother Gwon Gyeom, became the first wife of Biligtü Khan and daughter-in-law of Empress Ki.
  5. ^ It is said that Gwon Je killed her and his daughter
  6. ^ Became the great-great-grandfather of Kwon Yul
  7. ^ Was also known as Kwon Hwi (권휘, 權 麻+非+手)
  8. ^ He was the younger brother of Han Myeong-hoe and the paternal uncle of Queen Jangsun and Queen Gonghye
  9. ^ It’s said that she was killed by her father
  10. ^ Lady Yi is the daughter of Yi Won, Prince Cheolseong (철성부원군 이원, 鐵城府院君 李原) (1368 - 1429), and the granddaughter of Yi Am (이암, 李嵒) or Yi Gun-hae (이군해, 李君侅) (1297 - 1364).
  11. ^ His grandmother was Princess Jeongseon (a daughter of King Taejong and Queen Wongyeong, and a younger sister of Princess Gyeongan)
  12. ^ She became a slave (nobi) to Han Myeong-hoe

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