Yi San-hae

Yi San-hae
Yi San-hae
Hangul 이산해
Hanja 李山海
Revised Romanization Yi San-hae
McCune–Reischauer Yi San-hae
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

Yi San-hae (korean:이산해, 李山海, 1539 ~ 1609, was Korea politician, scholar, and writer. He served as Premier minister of Korea from 1590-1592 and 1600-1602. Yi was a member of the political faction the Easterners and when this split into the Northerners and Southerners, Yi became leader of the Northerners faction. Courtesy name was Yeosu(여수), nickname was Akey(아계, 鵝溪)·Jongnamsoo-Ong(종남수옹, 終南睡翁))·Jukpi Ong(죽피옹, 竹皮翁)·SeeChongeosa(시촌거사, 枾村居士).

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