Gwon Sang-ha

Kwon Sang-ha 권상하


Left State Councillor
In office November 6, 1717 – March 14, 1720
Preceded by	Yi I-myeong
Succeeded by	Yi Geo-myeong
Right State Councillor
In office June 20, 1717 – November 6, 1717
Preceded by	Yi I-myeong
Succeeded by	Cho Tae-chae

Personal details
Born	1641
Died	September 2, 1721(1721-09-02) (aged 79–80)

Korean name
Hangul	권상하
Hanja	權尙夏
Revised Romanization	Gwon Sangha
McCune–Reischauer	Kwŏn Sangha
Art name
Hangul	수암, 한수재
Hanja	遂菴, 寒水齋
Revised Romanization	Suam, Hansujae
McCune–Reischauer	Suam, Hansujae
Courtesy name
Hangul	치도
Hanja	致道
Revised Romanization	Chido
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ido
Posthumous name
Hangul	문순
Hanja	文純
Revised Romanization	Munsun
McCune–Reischauer	Munsun

Gwon Sang-ha (1641 – September 2, 1712) was a politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of Joseon Dynasty.^[1]^[2] He was a member of Westerners party (Seoin; 서인, 西人) and the second head of the political faction Noron (노론; 老論). His pennames were Suam and Hansujae.

He was a disciple of Song Jun-gil, and the ideological successor of Song Si-yeol.

Family

Father
- Kwon Gyeok (권격; 權格; 1620–1671)
Mother
- Lady Yi of the Hampyeong Yi clan (함평 이씨); daughter of Yi Cho-ro (이초로; 李楚老)
Sibling(s)
- Younger brother - Kwon Sang-myeong (권상명; 勸尙明; 1652–1684)
- Younger brother - Kwon Sang-yu (권상유; 權尙游; 1656–1724)
Wive and issue
- Lady Yi (이씨; 李氏); daughter of Yi Jung-hoe (이중휘; 李重輝)
  - Son - Kwon Ok (권욱; 權煜; 1658–1717)
    - Grandson - Kwon Yang-seong (권양성; 權養性; 1675–1746)
    - Grandson - Kwon Jeong-seong (권정성; 權定性)
    - Granddaughter - Lady Kwon of the Andong Kwon clan (안동 권씨; 安東權氏; 1687–1723); Hwang Jae’s first wife