Ryu Seong-ryong, was a scholar-official of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.
11 Facts About Ryu Seong-ryong
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Ryu Seong-ryong held many responsibilities including the Chief State Councillor position in 1592.
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Ryu Seong-ryong was a member of the "Eastern faction", and a follower of Yi Hwang.
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Ryu Seong-ryong is said to have been so precocious that he absorbed the teachings of Confucius and Mencius at the age of 8.
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Ryu Seong-ryong held various other positions and in 1569 he joined the imperial birthday mission to Ming as a Seojanggwan, returning to Korea the following year.
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Ryu Seong-ryong was appointed Jikjehak in 1575 and Bujehak in 1576.
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Ryu Seong-ryong was in the rank of provincial Dochechalsa when the Imjin War broke out.
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Ryu Seong-ryong Seongryong accompanied the royal family from Hanseong to Uiju.
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Ryu Seong-ryong fought on the Korean-Chinese allied forces side in the Siege of Pyongyang.
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Ryu Seong-ryong suggested of establishment the Hunnyeon Dogam.
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Ryu Seong-ryong was enshrined in the Byeongsan Seowon and Hogye Seowon in Andong, North Gyeongsang.