Yi Che-hyŏn
Yi Che-hyŏn (; 28 January 1288 – 24 August 1367) of the Gyeongju Yi clan, was a Goryeo politician, Neo-Confucian scholar, philosopher, writer and poet. He was the follower and disciple of , and the father of Royal Consort Hye-bi, consort of King Gongmin.

Works

Books
《Ikjaenango, 익재난고》 : the 17 poems of Goryeo songs were translated and published in Korean, they are a valuable resource for the study of Goryeo songs today.
《Ikjaejip, 익재집》
《Yeokongpaeseol, 역옹패설》
《Hyohaengrok, 효행록》
《Guksa, 국사, 國史》: incomplete relic
《Ungeumrugi, 운금루기》

Arts
Gimadogangdo (, )

Legacy
《Portrait of Yi Jehyeon, 이제현 초상》 – National Treasure No. 110 and Chungcheongbuk-do Cultural Heritage No. 72
《Gangjingugoksasojangikjaeyijehyeonsanggwabaeksayihangboksang, 강진구곡사소장익재이제현상과백사이항복상》– Jeollanam-do Cultural Heritage No. 189
《Gasansasojangikjaeyeongjeong, 가산사소장익재영정》– Jeollanam-do Cultural Heritage No. 164
《Ikjaeyeongjeong, 익재영정》 – Gyeongsangbuk-do Cultural Heritage No. 90

Family

Father
Yi Chin (; 1244–1321)
Mother
 Grand Lady Park of the Jinhan State ()
 Siblings
Older brother - Yi Kwan ()
Younger brother - Yi Chi-jŏng ()
Wives and their issue(s):
Lady Kwon of Gilchang State (; 1288–1332); daughter of Kwon Pu ()
 Son - Yi Sŏ-jong ()
 Son - Yi Tal-jon (; 1313 – 24 July 1340)
 Unnamed son; died young
 Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ()
 Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ()
 Daughter - Princess Uihwa, Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ()
 Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (); died young
 Lady Suchun of the Park clan (); daughter of Park Geo-sil ()
 Son - Yi Ch'ang-ro ()
 Daughter - Royal Consort Hye-bi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (; ? – 29 February 1408)
 Son-in-law - Wang Chŏn, King Gongmin of Goryeo (; 23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374)
 Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ()
 Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ()
 Princess Consort Seowon of the Seo clan (); daughter of Seo Jung-rin ()
 Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ()
 Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ()
 Unnamed concubine 
 Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ()
 Daughter - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ()

In popular culture 
 Portrayed by Kim Kil-ho in the 1983 KBS TV series Foundation of the Kingdom.
 Portrayed by Song Jae-ho in the 2005–2006 MBC TV series Sin Don.
 Portrayed by Song Min-hyung in the 2012 SBS TV series Faith.

Notes

References

External links
Yi Jehyeon on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. .

1287 births
1367 deaths
People from North Gyeongsang Province
Korean politicians
Korean scholars
Korean male poets
Goryeo Confucianists
Neo-Confucian scholars
14th-century Korean poets
14th-century Korean painters
14th-century Korean philosophers