Kim Chajŏm
Kim Chajŏm 김자점 | |
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| Chief state councillor | |
| In office 1646 – 22 June 1649 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Ryu |
| Succeeded by | Yi Kyŏngsŏk |
| Left state councillor | |
| In office 3 April 1646 – 12 May 1646 | |
| Preceded by | Hong Sŏbong |
| Succeeded by | Kim Sanghyŏn |
| In office 29 December 1643 – 10 April 1644 | |
| Preceded by | Sim Kiwon |
| Succeeded by | Sim Yŏl |
| Right state councillor | |
| In office 21 June 1643 – 14 January 1644 | |
| Preceded by | Sim Kiwon |
| Succeeded by | Yi Kyŏngyŏ |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1588 |
| Died | 27 January 1652 (aged 63–64) |
| Spouse(s) | Lady, of the Hwangju Byeon clan Unnamed woman Unnamed concubine |
| Children | Kim Ryeon (son) Kim Sik (son) Kim Jeong (son) |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김자점 |
| Hanja | 金自點 |
| RR | Gim Jajeom |
| MR | Kim Chajŏm |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 낙서 |
| Hanja | 洛西 |
| RR | Nakseo |
| MR | Naksŏ |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 성지 |
| Hanja | 成之 |
| RR | Seongji |
| MR | Sŏngji |
Kim Chajŏm (Korean: 김자점; 1588 – 27 January 1652) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon dynasty period and Ming-Qing transition. He was one of the disciples of Seong Hon and came from the Andong Kim clan.
He was Joseon's chief state councillor from 1645 to 1650, and was an ancestor of Kim Ku, a famous Korean independence activist.
In 1646, threatened by the return of Im Gyeong-eop to the capital, Kim Chajŏm paid soldiers to assassinate Im Gyeong-eop.