Goryeo · Historical figure
Yi Saek
1328–1396
A scholar involved in Neo-Confucian education and late-Goryeo politics.
Key events
A scholar involved in Neo-Confucian education and late-Goryeo politics. His teaching shaped late-Goryeo intellectual life.
Legacy
His teaching shaped late-Goryeo intellectual life. His pupils' different choices during dynastic change reveal the complex relationship between scholarship and politics.