Joseon · Historical figure
Kim Mandeok
1739–1812
A Jeju merchant who used her wealth for famine relief.
Key events
She built a fortune trading grain between Jeju and the mainland. In the famine of 1795 she bought grain to feed residents, an act reported to the court and rewarded by Jeongjo.
Legacy
She used commercial wealth to support famine relief in Jeju. Her life connects a woman merchant's economic agency with responsibility to her community.