Shin Suk-ju 신숙주 | |
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| Chief State Councillor | |
| In office December 4, 1471 – July 23, 1475 | |
| Preceded by | Yun Ja-un |
| Succeeded by | Jeong Chang-son |
| In office June 17, 1462 – May 31, 1466 | |
| Preceded by | Jeong Chang-son |
| Succeeded by | Gu Chi-gwan |
| Left State Councillor | |
| In office November 30, 1459 – June 17, 1462 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Maeng-gyeong |
| Succeeded by | Gwon Ram |
| Right State Councillor | |
| In office January 11, 1459 – November 30, 1459 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Maeng-gyeong |
| Succeeded by | Gwon Ram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1417 |
| Died | July 23, 1475 (aged 57) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 신숙주 |
| Hanja | 申叔舟 |
| Revised Romanization | Sin Suk-ju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Shin Suk-chu |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 희현당 or 보한재 |
| Hanja | 希賢堂 or 保閑齋 |
| Revised Romanization | Huihyeondang or Bohanjae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŭihyŏndang or Pohanjae |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 범옹 |
| Hanja | 泛翁 |
| Revised Romanization | Beomong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pŏmong |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문충 |
| Hanja | 文忠 |
| Revised Romanization | Munchung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Munch'ung |
Shin Suk-ju Korean: 신숙주; Hanja: 申叔舟; August 2, 1417 – July 23, 1475) was a Korean politician during the Joseon period. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1466 and again from 1471 to 1475. He came from the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨; 高靈 申氏).
Shin was an accomplished polyglot, and was particularly well educated in the Chinese language.[1] He served as a personal linguistic expert to King Sejong, and was intimately involved in the creation and application of the Korean alphabet known in modern times as Hangul.[1] Shin used the newly created hangul system to create an accurate transcription of spoken Mandarin Chinese in 15th century Ming dynasty China.[1][2] These transcriptions haven proven accurate and reliable, and his transcriptions are now "an invaluable source of information on the pronunciations of Ming-era [Mandarin]."[1]
