Seong Seung

General Seong Seung (Hangul: 성승; Hanja: 成勝 ? - 1456) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty politician and soldier.^[1] His pen name was Jukgok, father of Seong Sam-mun.^[2]

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People martyred in Coup d'état of 1453 ~ 1456

Six royal kinsmen	archprince Anpyeong Yi Yong archprince Geumseong Yi Yu prince Haweui Yi Yeong prince Hannam Yi Eo prince Yeongpoon Yi Cheon honorary councilor Yi Lyang

Four maternal relatives	honorary premier Song Hyeonsoo minister of diplomacy Gwon Jasin royal son-in-law Jeong Jong honorary judge Gwon Wan

Three high chancellors (killed alltogether in 1453)	prime chancellor Hwangbo In first vice chancellor Kim Jongseo second vice chancellor Jeong Boon

Three senior statesmen (killed alltogether in 1456)	minister of personnel Min Sin minister of war Cho Geukgwan minister of personnel Kim Moon-gi

Two honor guards (killed alltogether in 1456)	commander of capital garrison Seong Seung minister of war Park Jeong

Six martyred ministers (killed alltogether in 1456)	vice royal secretary Seong Sam-mun vice minister of war Pak Paeng-nyeon academic bureaucrat Yi Gae vice minister of diplomacy Ha Wiji professor of royal academy Yu Seong-won vice commander of capital garrison Yu Eung-bu

Other involvements	minister of justice Park Jwoongrim auditing ombudsman Ha Bak chancellery aide Heo Hoo document compiler Heo Jo vice minister of personnel Park Gyewoo governor of Sunheung Yi Boheum supreme commander Jeong Hyojeon village foreman of Yeongwol Eom Heungdo

reference: Encyclopedia of Korean Culture

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