Jang-geum

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Jang-Geum the Great
Born
Jang-Geum

c. 1474
Joseon Dynasty
Diedc. 1550 (aged 7576)
Joseon Dynasty
Nationality Joseon (Korean)
Other namesDae Jang Geum (Great Jang Geum)
OccupationPhysician
Years activec.1513 - c.1550
Known forBeing the first personal female doctor of a Korean king (Jungjong of Joseon)
"Daejanggeum (Jewel in the Palace)". Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2012. ...only woman to serve as head physician to the King in the rigidly hierarchical and male-dominated social structure of the Joseon Dynasty.
  • "Daejanggeum spurs continuing interest in royal court cuisine". HanCinema . 8 January 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2012. Janggeum was a real person, mentioned in Joseon Dynasty annals who lived in Korea some 500 years ago.
  • Shin, Myung-Ho (2008). "Annals of Joseon History Brought To Life by the Digital Era" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2012. When the producer Lee Byung Hoon was working on the historical drama "Heo Jun," he came across a noteworthy passage while searching the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty for information about Heo Jun (1539–1615), a Joseon court physician who attended the royal family. It was a statement by King Jungjong (r. 1506–1544) who declared: "No one knows my illnesses as well as Jang Geum."
  • 조선왕조실록 (Annals of the Joseon Dynasty) 중종실록 (Annals of King Jungjong) 21권 (volume 21), 1515년 음력 3월 21일 (3rd lunar month 21st day) 1번째기사 (1st entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 21권 (volume 21), 1515년 음력 3월 2일 (3rd lunar month 2nd day) 1번째기사 (1st entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 21권 (volume 21), 1515년 음력 3월 1일 (3rd lunar month 1st day) 1번째기사 (1st entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 21권 (volume 21), 1515년 음력 2월 25일 (2nd lunar month 25th day) 6번째기사 (6th entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 21권 (volume 21), 1515년 음력 3월 22일 (3rd lunar month 22nd day) 2번째기사 (2nd entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 46권 (volume 46), 1522년 음력 9월 5일 (9th lunar month 5th day) 1번째기사 (1st entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 52권 (volume 52), 1525년 음력 12월 15일 (12th lunar month 15th day) 2번째기사 (2nd entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 73권 (volume 73), 1533년 음력 2월 11일 (2nd lunar month 11th day) 1번째기사 (1st entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 101권 (volume 101), 1544년 음력 1월 29일 (1st lunar month 29th day) 1번째기사 (1st entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 102권 (volume 102), 1544년 음력 2월 9일 (2nd lunar month 9th day) 1번째기사 (1st entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 105권 (volume 105), 1544년 음력 10월 25일 (10th lunar month 25th day) 3번째기사 (3rd entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 105권 (volume 105), 1544년 음력 10월 26일 (10th lunar month 26th day) 1번째기사 (1st entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 105권 (volume 105), 1544년 음력 10월 29일 (10th lunar month 29th day) 1번째기사 (1st entry)
  • Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty 105권 (volume 105), 1544년 음력 11월 15일 (11th lunar month 15h day) 12번째기사 (12th entry)