Yun Hyu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yun Hyu

Joseon scholar

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1617

Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea

Date of Death: 20-May-1680

Profession: writer, poet, politician, painter, philosopher, autobiographer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Yun Hyu (??; ??, 1617 – 1680) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty politician and Neo-Confucian scholar, poet.
Yun was the political leader of the Southern (Nam-in) faction of the Joseon Dynasty.
His courtesy name was Baegho and Haheon, Yahbo. He was nominated to be a Jipyeong (??, ??) as a Yebinshijeong (????, ????) and had served in various other posts, before he left politics to absorb himself in scholarly pursuits.
In 1660 he became a leading figure in the controversy regarding the mourning rituals over King Hyojong.
In 1674 he became involved again in a second round of the controversy, this time over the death of Queen Inseon.
In 1680 he was ordered to commit suicide by King Sukjong after a long public debate with Song Siyeol.
In 1680 Yun Hyu was expelled and exiled to Gapsan (??, ??) and that year sentenced to death and executed.