| Yi Suhyŏng | |
| Hangul | 이수형 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李秀亨 |
| Revised Romanization | I Suhyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Suhyŏng |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 도촌, 공북헌 |
| Hanja | 桃村, 拱北軒 |
| Revised Romanization | Dochon, Gongbukheon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Toch'on, Kongbukhŏn |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 영보 |
| Hanja | 英甫 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeongbo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngbo |
Yi Suhyŏng (Korean: 이수형;Hanja: 李秀亨; 1435–1528) was aKorean politician andConfucian scholar, writer, and poet of theJoseon period. Hisart names wereToch'on andKongbukhŏn. It was after KingSejo of Joseon took possession of the throne by force and after the loss of his nephew, that he left politics and secluded himself away from society.
He studied atKim Tam's school and later married one of Kim's daughters. In 1450, he was a successor of an ancestral government position at a young age of 17. His next political posts were sŏngyoryang (선교랑), chŏnsaeng sŏryŏng (전생서령) and pu sajik (부사직).[citation needed]
In 1455,Sejo of Joseon usurped the throne held by his nephew,Danjong of Joseon. Yi Suhyŏng responded in resentment, and left the government service. He retired to a hermitage in the mountains.[1]
After the assassination of his nephew,Danjong in 1457, he mourned for him in 3 years. Missing his nephew, as he had since Danjong's death, he had cut himself completely from all human contact,[2] for the next 70 years.