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Southerners (Korean political faction)

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16th-18th century Joseon faction Not to be confused with South Korea.
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Southerners 南人
Split fromEasterners
Preceded byEasterners

The Southerners (Korean: 남인; Hanja: 南人; RRNam-in; lit. "South people") were a political faction of the Joseon Dynasty. The faction was created after the split of the Easterners in 1591 by Yi Sanhae's opponents. Its leader was Ryu Seong-ryong, who died in 1607. Leader Heo Mok was Left Prime Minister from 1675 to 1678. Leader Yun Hyu was executed in 1680. They supported Jang Huibin, queen consort of Sukjong of Joseon from 1688 to 1694. The faction continued to exist until the 18th century.

See also, Noron, and for the role of private Confucian academies (together with their shrines), in strife between the factions, see seowon.

Members

Political factions during the Joseon dynasty
Four Purges
The BureaucratsThe Scholars
1575
East and West Splitting
WesternersEasterners
Jailing of 1589
SouthernersNortherners
Bigger NorthernersSmaller Northerners
Clean Smaller NorthernersDirty Smaller Northerners
Jailing of 1613
Flesh NorthernersBone NorthernersMiddle Northerners
Coup d'état of 1623
Official WesternersClean Westerners
One's PartyNak's PartyMountain PartyHan River Party
Controversy of 1674
Dirty SouthernersClean Southerners
Convulsion of 1680
Elder WesternersYounger Westerners
Jailing of 1721
Loose YoungersStrict Youngers
Convulsion of 1727
Pure Clean PartyGrand Equality Party
Persecution of 1791
Tolerating Christianity FactionAttacking Christianity Faction
Hidebound FactionOpportunist Faction
Sedo Politics
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Political factions of the Joseon Dynasty
Southerners
Soron
Noron
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