Bak Jeongyang

박정양

Park Jeongyang, around 1888's

Prime Minister of JoseonIn office
31 May 1895 – 24 August 1895MonarchGojongPreceded byKim Hong-jipSucceeded byKim Hong-jip Personal detailsBorn(1842-02-04)4 February 1842Died15 December 1905(1905-12-15) (aged 63)Korean nameHangul

박정양

Hanja

朴定陽

Revised RomanizationBak JeongyangMcCune–ReischauerPak ChŏngyangArt nameHangul

죽천

Hanja

竹泉

Revised RomanizationJukcheonMcCune–ReischauerChukch'ŏnCourtesy nameHangul

치중

Hanja

致中

Revised RomanizationChijungMcCune–ReischauerCh'ijungPosthumous nameHangul

문익

Hanja

文翼

Revised RomanizationMunikMcCune–ReischauerMunik

Park Jeong-yang (Korean: 박정양; Hanja: 朴定陽; 4 February 1841 – 15 December 1905^[1]) was a Korean Joseon dynasty politician and edification activist,^[2] as well as a member of the Independence Club (독립협회; 獨立協會) and the People's Joint Association (만민공동회; 萬民共同會). He was a supporter of the slow modernization of Korea under the Joseon dynasty and himself belonged to the Bannam Park clan [ko].^[3] He was also the father of famous Korean playwright Park Seung-hui. Park Jeong-yang was appointed ambassador to the United States by the king in 1887. This diplomatic mission was strongly opposed by the Qing dynasty of China, which viewed Korea as a vassal state.^{[citation needed]}Joseon was enjoying Westphalian sovereignty at the time of the diplomatic mission.^{[citation needed]} After many years' conflict, Park was punished and ostracized. The episode is considered representative of Korea's desire for complete independence colliding with the Qing desire to maintain traditional tributary ties, with Park becoming a victim of this conflict. Park was also the author of a few books.

Family

Father
- Park Je-geun (박제근; 朴齊近; 1819–1885)
Mother
- Lady Yi
Wives and their issue
- Lady Jo of the Yangju Jo clan (양주 조씨; 楊州趙氏; ? – January 1892); daughter of Jo Byeong-wi (조병위; 趙秉瑋)
  - Daughter - Lady Park of the Bannam Park clan (반남 박씨; 潘南朴氏)
  - Daughter - Lady Park of the Bannam Park clan (반남 박씨; 潘南朴氏)
  - Son - Park Seung-gil (박승길; 朴勝吉; 1871 – November 1891)
- Lady Jang of the Indong Jang clan (인동 장씨; 仁同張氏)
  - Son - Park Seung-cheol (박승철; 朴勝喆; 1897–?)
  - Son - Park Seung-hui (박승희; 朴勝喜; 17 August 1901 – 15 July 1964)

References

^ In lunar calendar, Park was born on 24 December 1841 and died on 19 November 1905
^ Bak Jeongyang Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
^ * Bak Jeongyang Archived 2013-04-13 at archive.today (in Korean)