Kim Ja-jeom


Kim Ja-jeom was a politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen name was Nakseo and courtesy name was Seongji. 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.

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