| Shim Soon-taek | |||||||||||||||||||
| Office: | Cabinet Minister of the Korean Empire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start: | 24 September 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term End: | 11 October 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start1: | 12 October 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term End1: | 10 December 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch1: | Gojong | ||||||||||||||||||
| Office2: | Cabinet Minister of Joseon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start2: | 1 August 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term End2: | 12 October 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor2: | Kim Byeong-si | ||||||||||||||||||
| Successor2: | as the Cabinet Minister of Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch2: | Gojong | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start3: | 8 December 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term End3: | 20 July 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor3: | Kim Byeong-guk | ||||||||||||||||||
| Successor3: | Kim Byeong-si | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start4: | 7 December 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term End4: | 8 December 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor4: | Yi Jae-won | ||||||||||||||||||
| Successor4: | Kim Hong-jip | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start5: | 7 October 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Term End5: | 6 December 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor5: | Kim Byeong-deok | ||||||||||||||||||
| Successor5: | Kim Hong-jip | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1824 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Cheongsong, Gyeongsang Province, Joseon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Hanseong-bu, Korean Empire | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duke Cheongnyeong (; given by Gojong in 1906) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Father: | Shim Ui-rin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mother: | Lady, of the Uiryeong Nam clan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse: | Lady, of the Hansan Yi clan Duchess, of the Neungseong Gu clan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives: | Sim Hun-taek (older brother) Sim Yi-taek (younger brother) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children: | Sim Sang-jin (adopted son) 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country: | Joseon Kingdom, Korean Empire | ||||||||||||||||||
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Duke Shim Soon-Taek or Sim Sun-taek (1824–1906) was a high-ranking official of the Korean Empire who proposed an anti-Japan policy.[1] He came from the Cheongsong Shim clan. Gojong of Korea awarded the Order of the Plum Blossom to Shim in 1902. In 1906, Shim got the title of Duke.[2] Shim told Gojong that he does not need a title but, Gojong replied him that the reason why he ennobled Shim was because Shim has a lot of merits.[3]