Kim Ja-jeom

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Ja-jeom
Hangul	김자점
Hanja	金自點
Revised Romanization	Gim Ja-Jeom
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Ja-Jeom
Pen name
Hangul	낙서
Hanja	洛西
Revised Romanization	Nagseo
McCune–Reischauer	Nakseo
Courtesy name
Hangul	성지
Hanja	成之
Revised Romanization	Seongji
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏngji

Kim Ja-Jeom (Hangul: 김자점; hanja: 金自點; 1588 - January 27, 1652) was a politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen name was Nakseo (Hangul: 낙서; hanja: 洛西) and courtesy name was Seongji (Hangul: 성지; hanja: 成之). He was one of the disciples of Seong Hon.

He was Joseon's prime minister from 1645 to 1650, and was an ancestor of Kim Gu, a famous Korean independence activist.

In 1646, threatened by the return of Im Gyeong-eop to the capital, Kim Ja-jeom's paid soldiers to have him assassinated.

In popular culture

• Played by Park Geun-hyung in 2009 television series The Return of Iljimae
• Played by Kwon Tae-won in 2012 television series The King's Doctor
• Played by Jung Sung-mo in 2013 television series Cruel Palace - War of Flowers
• Played by Park Yeong-gyu in 2014 television series The Three Musketeers (2014 TV series)
• Played by Jo Min-ki in 2015 television series Splendid Politics

See also

• Kim Gu
• Hyojong of Joseon
• Injo of Joseon
• Kim Jip

External links

• Kim Ja-Jeom (Korean)
• Kim Ja-Jeom (Korean)