Shin Suk-ju explained

Shin Suk-ju
Office:Chief State Councillor
Term Start:December 4, 1471
Term End:July 23, 1475
Predecessor:Yun Ja-un
Successor:Jeong Chang-son
Term Start1:June 17, 1462
Term End1:May 31, 1466
Predecessor1:Jeong Chang-son
Successor1:Gu Chi-gwan
Office2:Left State Councillor
Term Start2:November 30, 1459
Term End2:June 17, 1462
Predecessor2:Kang Maeng-gyeong
Successor2:Gwon Ram
Office3:Right State Councillor
Term Start3:January 11, 1459
Term End3:November 30, 1459
Predecessor3:Kang Maeng-gyeong
Successor3:Gwon Ram
Birth Date:August 2, 1417
Country:Joseon
Module:
Child:yes
Hangul:신숙주
Hanja:申叔舟
Rr:Sin Suk-ju
Mr:Shin Suk-chu
Hangulho:희현당 or 보한재
Hanjaho:希賢堂 or 保閑齋
Rrho:Huihyeondang or Bohanjae
Mrho:Hŭihyŏndang or Pohanjae
Hangulja:범옹
Hanjaja:泛翁
Rrja:Beomong
Mrja:Pŏmong
Hangulph:문충
Hanjaph:文忠
Rrph:Munchung
Mrph:Munch'ung

Shin Suk-ju ; August 2, 1417  - July 23, 1475) was a Korean politician during the Joseon period. He served as Prime Minister from 1461 to 1466 and again from 1471 to 1475. He came from the Goryeong Shin clan .

Shin was an accomplished polyglot, and was particularly well educated in the Chinese language.[1] He served as a personal linguistic expert to King Sejong, and was intimately involved in the creation and application of the Korean alphabet known in modern times as Hangul. Shin used the newly created hangul system to create an accurate transcription of spoken Mandarin Chinese in 15th century Ming dynasty China.[1] These transcriptions haven proven accurate and reliable, and his transcriptions are now "an invaluable source of information on the pronunciations of Ming-era [Mandarin]."

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  1. Handel (2014): 294.