An Hyang

An Hyang (1243 – 12 September 1306), also known as An Yu, was a leading Confucian scholar born in Yeongju in present-day South Korea, and was from the Sunheung An clan. He is considered the founder of Neo-Confucianism in Korea, introducing Song Confucianism to the Goryeo kingdom. An Hyang visited China, transcribing the works of Zhu Xi and bringing his copy and portraits of Confucius and Zhu Xi to Korea to use in his revitalization of Confucianism. He strove to replace Buddhism with Confucianism.

There is a portrait of him at the Sosu Seowon, which was built as a memorial to the scholar. There is also a statue of him on Banya-san in Nonsan.

Family

 * Father
 * An Pu (1220 – ?)
 * Mother
 * Princess Consort Sunjeong of the Gangju U clan
 * Wives and their children
 * Princess Consort Hannam of the Kim clan ; Kim Rok-yeon's third daughter (김록연,金祿延)
 * Son - An U-gi (1265–1329)
 * Daughter - Lady An of the Sunheung An clan
 * Daughter - Lady An of the Sunheung An clan
 * Daughter - Lady An of the Sunheung An clan
 * Daughter - Lady An of the Sunheung An clan
 * Daughter - Lady An of the Sunheung An clan
 * Princess Consort Seowon of the Yŏm clan ; daughter of Yŏm Su-jang — No issue.