Yu Sà Ângnyong (; 7 November 1542 â May 1607), also known as Ryu Sà Ângnyong (), was a scholar-official of the Joseon period of Korea. He held many responsibilities, including the Chief State Councillor position in 1592. He was a member of the "Eastern faction" and a follower of Yi Hwang.
Yu was born in Hahoe Maeul, Andong, Gyeongsang Province (today a UNESCO World Heritage Site), to a yangban family of the .
Yu is said to have been so precocious that he absorbed the teachings of Confucius and Mencius at the age of 8. In 1564 the 19th year of Myeongjong, he passed the Samasi examination, and in 1566 he passed the Mun-gwa at a special examination, and then took the post of kwà Ânji bujà Ângja (). He held various other positions and in 1569 he joined the imperial birthday mission to Ming as a Seojanggwan (ìÂÂìÂ¥ê´Â, æ¸çÂÂå®Â, the third of the mission), returning to Korea the following year.
Thereafter he held posts including Inspector of Classics () and devoted himself to editing, being granted a royal sabbatical (). Subsequently, he held posts including kyori (êµÂ리, ranked 5a) and à Ânggyo (ìÂÂêµÂ, æÂÂæÂÂ, ranked 4a). He was appointed chik chehak () in 1575 and pujehak () in 1576. Continually he held posts including tosà Ângji (é½æ¿æ¨), taesahà Ân () and taejehak ().
In 1590, he was appointed Uà Âijà Âng (Third State Councillor), honored with the third rank of Kwanguk Kongsin (), and appointed as Pungwà Ân Buwà Ângun (). In 1591, he was promoted to Chwaà Âijà Âng (Second State Councillor) and ijo p'ansà  (ì´조ÃÂÂìÂÂ, Minister of Personnel, the first ranked of the six Ministries). However, the Easterners faction split into the Southerners and the Northerners. Yu Sà Ângnyong was a Southerner (claiming exile, instead of death, for Chà Âng Ch'à Âl, the leader of the Westerners rival faction).
He was in the rank of provincial to ch'ech'alsa () when the Imjin War broke out. In 1592 he was appointed Yà Ângà Âijà Âng, the Chief State Councillor. Yu Sà Ângnyong accompanied the royal family from Hanseong to Uiju. In this capacity, he oversaw all military units and called leaders like Yi Sun-sin and Kwà Ân Yul to battle. He also fought on the Korean-Chinese allied forces side in the Siege of Pyongyang. He suggested of establishment the Hunnyeon Dogam (ÃÂÂë ¨ëÂÂê°Â, è¨ÂéÂÂé½ç£, Military Training Agency).
In 1598, he was ousted by the Northerners faction. But King Seonjo rehabilitated him. However, he refused to take office as a minister in 1600. Nevertheless, in 1602, he was honored with the second rank of Hosà Âng Kongsin (), and appointed again as Pungwà Ân Buwà Ângun.
Parents
Consorts and their issue(s):
After which he spent his time on political writing until his death in 1607.
Yu's major writings are preserved in the Sà Âae chip (The Anthology of Seoae, ìÂÂì ì§Â, 西åÂÂéÂÂ), Jingbirok (The Book of Corrections), and minor writings as Hwanghwa chip (), Chà Ângch'ungrok (). Yu Sà Ângnyong was enshrined in the Byeongsan Seowon and Hogye Seowon in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province.