Jipo Kim Gu is a scholar who strived for the well-being of the country and the development of a Confucian civilized state through literary diplomacy in the domestic political situation that had declined due to the military regime at the end of the Gor...
Jipo Kim Gu is a scholar who strived for the well-being of the country and the development of a Confucian civilized state through literary diplomacy in the domestic political situation that had declined due to the military regime at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty. In this paper, the life and academic background of Jipo Kim Gu were reviewed, and the early development of Neo-Confucianism introduced into the Korean Peninsula was examined by highlighting changes in religious and cultural characteristics and academic trends in the late Goryeo. To this end, the political and social background and trends of the academia at the time were examined, and Aemin Spirit, Anti-Mongolian spirit, Confucianism revival, and character of family scholarship contained in the life and writings of Jipo Kim Gu were examined. Accordingly, in this paper, objective materials such as 『Munjip(文集)』, Haengjang(行狀), Yeonbo(年譜), Seogan(書簡) and『Goryosa(高麗史)』were used to explore his achievements and Confucian thought. In particular, Kim Gus diplomatic documents, poems, letters to his two sons, and ideological parts contained in his own name(名), courtesy name(字), and pseudonym(號) were collected to analyze the effort of his Confucianism revival ideas and the character of family scholarship.