Shin Suk-ju

Shin Suk-ju ; August 2, 1417 – July 23, 1475) was a Korean politician during the Joseon period. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1466 and again from 1471 to 1475. He came from the Goryeong Shin clan.

Shin was an accomplished polyglot, and was particularly well educated in the Chinese language. He served as a personal linguistic expert to King Sejong, and was intimately involved in the creation and application of the Korean alphabet known in modern times as Hangul. Shin used the newly created hangul system to create an accurate transcription of spoken Mandarin Chinese in 15th century Ming dynasty China. These transcriptions haven proven accurate and reliable, and his transcriptions are now "an invaluable source of information on the pronunciations of Ming-era [Mandarin]."

Family

 * Father
 * Shin Jang (1382 – 8 February 1433)
 * Mother
 * Lady Jeong of the Naju Jeong clan (1390–?)
 * Siblings
 * Older brother - Shin Maeng-ju (1410–?)
 * Older brother - Shin Jung-ju (1413–1447)
 * Older sister - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (1415–?)
 * Younger sister - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (1417–?)
 * Younger brother - Shin Song-ju (1420–1464)
 * Younger brother - Shin Mal-ju (1429–1503)
 * Wife and children
 * Princess Consort Musong of the Musong Yun clan (1420 – 23 January 1456); daughter of Yun Gyeong-yeon
 * Son - Shin Ju (1434 – 21 February 1456)
 * Son - Shin Myeon ( 1438 – 21 May 1467)
 * Son - Shin Chan (1440–?)
 * Son - Shin Jeong (1442 – 24 April 1482)
 * Son - Shin Jun (1444 – 1509)
 * Son - Shin Bu (1446 – 1487)
 * Son - Shin Hyeong (1449–?)
 * Son - Shin Pil (1454 – 1518)
 * Daughter - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (1455 – ?)
 * Concubine
 * Lady Bae (1429–?)
 * Son - Shin Pil (1451–?)
 * Daughter - Royal Consort Suk-won of the Goryeong Shin clan (1455–?)
 * Son-in-law - Sejo of Joseon (2 November 1417 – 23 September 1468)

Popular culture

 * Portrayed by Lee Hyo-jung in the 2011 KBS2 TV series The Princess' Man.