**Sim Yeon-won** (沈連源, 1491 – 19 June 1558) was a civil official, politician, and royal in-law of mid-[[Joseon]]. A distinguished minister of the reign of [[Myeongjong of Joseon|Myeongjong]], he was courtesy-named Maeng-yong (孟容), pen-named Boam (保庵), and belonged to the [[Cheongsong Sim clan|Cheongsong]] Sim clan. His princely title was Cheongcheon Buwon-gun (靑川府院君), and his [[Posthumous name|posthumous name]] was Chunghye (忠惠). He became a [[Jongmyo Shrine Merit Subjects|Jongmyo merit subject]] by being enshrined in the [[Jongmyo]] Shrine in the temple of Myeongjong.

## 생애

While still a student in 1506, shortly after the [[Jungjong Restoration]], he was selected together with his younger brother [[Sim Dal-won]] as a third-class [[Jeongguk merit subjects|Jeongguk]] [[Wonjong merit subjects|Wonjong merit subject]].[^1]

He studied under [[Kim An-guk]]. During the reign of [[Jungjong of Joseon|Jungjong]], he was top graduate of the [[Saengwon examination]] in 1516, and passed the regular [[Civil service examination]] in 1522, becoming a probationary official of the Seungmunwon. He later served as Jeongja of the Seungmunwon, Yeommun-gwan Geomyeol, Daegyo, and Bonggyo. In 1526 he again passed the [[Civil service examination]] re-examination. He then held posts including Geomsang of [[Uijeongbu]], Bujeong of [[Sabokshi]], temporary Commissioner for Famine Relief of [[Gyeongsang Province]], Magistrate of [[Uiju]], Jeong of [[Gunginsi]], Right Vice Secretary (Dong Buseungji), and Vice Minister of Military Affairs (Byeongjo Chamui). He then served as Daesagan of the [[Saganwon]], [[Governor|Governor]] of [[Gyeongsang Province]], Vice Minister of Public Works, Daesaheon of the [[Saheonbu]], Daesaseong of the [[Seonggyungwan]], and Special Advisor in 1542, rising to Vice Minister of Justice. At that time, his granddaughter became the wife (Grand Princess Consort) of [[Grand Prince Gyeongwon]], later [[Myeongjong of Joseon|Myeongjong]]. Afterward he served as Left Assistant Magistrate of the [[Hanseong Prefecture]], Jeewon Jeaejo of the [[Sayeokwon]], Vice Minister of Revenue, and Vice Minister of Military Affairs.

In 1545 (the first year of Myeongjong's reign), he served as Minister of Revenue concurrently Jigeumbu Commissioner, Jigyeongyeon Gwansa, Minister of Military Affairs, Left Assistant Minister of the State Council, Minister of Rites, Right Chancellor of the State Council, Commissioner of the [[Uigeumbu]], and Left Chancellor of the State Council. In 1548, as an additional merit subject for the [[Eulsa Purge]], he was enfeoffed as Cheongcheon-gun (靑川君) with the rank of second-class Merit Subject of Wisa, and rose to Right State Councillor. In 1549 he became Left State Councillor, and in 1550 he was promoted to Cheongcheon Buwon-gun.[^3] In 1550, as Left State Councillor concurrently Gamsa of the [[Chunchugwan]], he oversaw and supervised the compilation of the [[Veritable Records of Jungjong]] and the [[Veritable Records of Injong]].[^3] In 1551 he became [[Chief State Councillor]]. In 1557, as Chief State Councillor, he concurrently served as Grand Tutor of the Sejasigwonbu (tutor to the Crown Prince). In 1558, due to old age, he stepped down as Chief State Councillor and became [[Yeongjungchubusa]].

## 업적

-   His writing was both elegant and incisive, and he had detailed knowledge of the border with China.
-   While serving as Magistrate of [[Jeju]], he carefully drew detailed maps of the heights, lows, and bends of the mountains and rivers. In 1555, during the [[Eulmyo Japanese Invasion]], when pirates attacked, he made use of these maps and successfully repelled them.

## 가계

-   He was the great-grandson of Cheongsong Buwon-gun [[Sim Hoe]] (沈澮), who served as [[Chief State Councillor]] during the reign of [[Sejo of Joseon|Sejo]]. He was the eldest son of Sim Sun-mun (沈順門), who was beheaded by [[Yeonsangun of Joseon|Yeonsangun]] during the [[Gabo Purge]]. [[Sim On]], the father of [[Queen Soheon]], was his great-great-grandfather.
-   He was the elder brother of [[Sim Dal-won]], a Gimyo Myeonghyeon (己卯名賢), Sim Bong-won (沈逢源), Dongji [[Donyeongbu]] Sasa, and [[Sim Tong-won]], who served as [[Left State Councillor]] during the reign of Myeongjong.
-   He was the father of Cheongreung Buwon-gun [[Sim Gang]]. He was the grandfather of [[Queen Insun]], the queen consort of [[Myeongjong of Joseon|Myeongjong]]; [[Sim Ui-gyeom]], the first leader of the Western faction, who served as [[Minister of Military Affairs]] under [[Seonjo of Joseon|Seonjo]] and was enfeoffed as Cheongyang-gun (靑陽君); and [[Sim Chung-gyeom]], enfeoffed as Cheongrim-gun (靑林君), brothers of Sim Ui-gyeom.

## 가족 관계

-   Grandfather: Sim Won (沈湲)
    -   Father: Sim Sun-mun (沈順門) – posthumously [[Chief State Councillor]]
    -   Mother: Posthumously ennobled Lady of Virtue and Respect, Lady Shin of Pyeongsan (贈 貞敬夫人 平山 申氏) – daughter of Shin Yeong-seok (申永錫), Gamchal of the Saheonbu
        -   Younger brother: [[Sim Dal-won]] (沈達源) – Gimyo Myeonghyeon (己卯名賢)
        -   Younger brother: Sim Bong-won (沈逢源)
        -   Younger brother: [[Sim Tong-won]] (沈通源) – [[Left State Councillor]]
        -   Wife: Lady of Virtue and Respect, Lady Kim of Gyeongju (貞敬夫人 慶州 金氏) – daughter of Left Assistant Minister Gongjeolgong Kim Dang (恭節公 金璫)
            -   Son: [[Sim Gang]] (沈鋼) – Father-in-law of [[Myeongjong of Joseon|Myeongjong]], [[Yeongdonbusa]], posthumously Chief State Councillor
            -   Daughter-in-law: Lady Yi of Jeonju, Wansan Bubuin (完山府夫人 全州 李氏) – daughter of Magistrate of Yonggang, posthumously Chief State Councillor [[Jeonseong-gun (1488)|Jeonseong-gun Yi Dae]] (全城君 李薱), and a fifth-generation descendant of [[Grand Prince Hyoryeong]]
                -   Grandson: Sim In-gyeom (沈仁謙)
                -   Grandson: [[Sim Ui-gyeom]] (沈義謙) – [[Minister of Military Affairs]]
                -   Grandson: Sim Ye-gyeom (沈禮謙) – posthumously Chief State Councillor
                -   Grandson: Sim Ji-gyeom (沈智謙)
                -   Grandson: Sim Sin-gyeom (沈信謙)
                -   Grandson: [[Sim Chung-gyeom]] (沈忠謙) – Minister of Military Affairs, posthumously Left State Councillor
                -   Grandson's wife: Lady of Virtue and Respect, Lady Yi of Jeonju (贈 貞敬夫人 全州 李氏) – daughter of Prince [[Bongseong-gun]], a son of [[Jungjong of Joseon|Jungjong]], the 11th king of Joseon
                -   Grandson: Sim Hyo-gyeom (沈孝謙)
                -   Grandson: Sim Je-gyeom (沈悌謙)
                -   Granddaughter: [[Queen Insun]] (仁順王后)
                -   Granddaughter's husband: the 13th king of Joseon, [[Myeongjong of Joseon|Myeongjong]]
                -   Granddaughter: Lady of the Cheongsong Sim clan
                -   Granddaughter's husband: Im Yeong-ro (任榮老), a top graduate of the regular civil service examination of the Pungcheon Im clan and Jongbusi Jeong – son of Mun-jeong Gong Im Seol (文靖公 任說), Hansong Bu Pan-yun
                -   Granddaughter: Lady of the Cheongsong Sim clan
                -   Granddaughter's husband: Yi Byeok (李鼊), Chugye Su of the Jeonju Yi clan – son of Suwon-gun Yi Deok-su (水原君 李德守)
            -   Daughter: married Yi Won-bin (李元賓) of the Jeonju Yi clan, Jubu
            -   Daughter: married Yun Geon (尹健) of the Paepyeong Yun clan, Busa
            -   Daughter: married Yi In-geon (李仁健) of the Jeonju Yi clan, Hyeongam
        -   In-law: Magistrate of Yonggang, posthumously Chief State Councillor [[Jeonseong-gun (1488)|Jeonseong-gun Yi Dae]] (全城君 李薱)
    -   Father-in-law: Left Assistant Minister Gongjeolgong Kim Dang (恭節公 金璫)
-   Maternal grandfather: Shin Yeong-seok (申永錫), Gamchal of the Saheonbu

## 각주

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## 각주

[^1]: Jeongguk Wonjong Merit Subject Certificate (정국원종공신녹권)
[^2]: See the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty (조선왕조실록)
[^3]: See the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, [[Veritable Records of Jungjong|Jungjong Sillok]] and [[Veritable Records of Injong|Injong Sillok]], list of compilation officials