Nam Jae

Nam Jae (南在, 1351¹ – 1419) was a Goryeo scholar-official and one of the founding meritorious subjects of Joseon. His birth name was Gyeom (謙), his courtesy name Gyeongji (敬之), his art name Gwijeong (龜亭), his posthumous name Chunggyeong (忠景), and his bon-gwan was Uiryeong. He was a disciple of Yi Saek. His younger brother was Nam Eun (南誾), his son was Nam Gyeongmun (南景文), and his daughter-in-law was Lady Sukyeong Taek-ju, Onyang Bang clan (溫陽 方氏), daughter of Councillor (參議) Bang Sun (方恂). His grandsons were Nam Ji (南智), who served as Left State Councillor, along with Nam Gan (南簡) and Nam Hwi (南暉), and his great-grandson was General Nam I (南怡). He rose to Chief State Councillor during the reign of Taejong of Joseon, and by being enshrined in the Taejo hall of Jongmyo he became one of the meritorious subjects enshrined at Jongmyo. His birth name was Gyeom (謙), but later, in accordance with the wishes of Taejo Yi Seong-gye, he changed it to Jae (在).

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Life

His father was Nam Eul-beon and his mother was the daughter of Choe Gang (崔茳). His birth name was Nam Gyeom (南謙). He studied under Yi Saek and, in the Goryeo period, passed the jinsa examination and served up to Left Royal Secretary (左副代言). He was close to Jeong Mong-ju, Jeong Do-jeon, Jo Jun and others, and afterward, together with his younger brother , he supported and worked to found the dynasty. Meanwhile, his paternal uncle , his teacher , and his fellow disciple opposed the revolution by usurpation. In July 1392, when Yi Seong-gye founded , Nam Jae, immediately after the founding, avoided rewards and stayed in the provinces. The searched him out, bestowed upon him the name "Jae," and made him a First-Class Founding Meritorious Subject, appointing him Scholar of the Central Secretariat (中樞院學士) concurrently as Grand Censor-General (大司憲), and enfeoffed him as Lord of Uiseong. In March 1394 he became Assistant Chief State Councillor (參贊門下府事).