Yun Du-su

Yun Du-su
윤두수
Chief State Councillor
In office
24 July 1599 – 6 November 1599
Preceded byYi Won-ik
Succeeded byYi Won-ik
Left State Councillor
In office
31 March 1598 – 9 April 1598
Preceded byGim Eung-nam
Succeeded byYi Won-ik
In office
13 June 1592 – 11 December 1594
Preceded byChoe Heung-won
Succeeded byYu Hong
Right State Councillor
In office
10 June 1592 – 10 June 1592
Preceded byYi Yang-won
Succeeded byYu Hong
Personal details
Born1533
Joseon
Died1601 (aged 67–68)
Joseon
Political partyWesterners
Spouse
Lady Hwang of the Changwon Hwang clan
(m. 1553)
Children5
Parents
  • Yun Byeon (father)
  • Lady Hyeon of the Palgeo Hyeon clan (mother)
Korean name
Hangul
윤두수
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Dusu
McCune–ReischauerYun Tusu
Courtesy name
Hangul
자앙
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJaang
McCune–ReischauerChaang
Posthumous name
Hangul
문정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMunjeong
McCune–ReischauerMunjŏng
Art name
Hangul
오음
Hanja
Revised RomanizationOeum
McCune–ReischauerOŭm
Letter of Yun Du-su

Yun Du-su (Korean윤두수; Hanja尹斗壽; 1533–1601) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon period. He was a politician, poet, writer, scholar, and part of the Yi Hwang school among Westerners faction. He served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of King Seonjo.