Person1329 – 1398

Mun Ik-jeom

Envoy to Yuan who brought cotton seeds home and, with his father-in-law Jeong Cheon-ik, grew cotton successfully

He is said to have brought cotton seeds back from a mission to Yuan under King Gongmin. His father-in-law Jeong Cheon-ik grew them successfully in Sancheong, Gyeongsang, and as cotton spread, cotton cloth became the common fabric of ordinary people.

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1363Mun Ik-jeom Brings Cotton to Korealeader
Mun Ik-jeom, returning from an embassy to the Yuan, brought cotton seeds, and his father-in-law Jeong Cheon-ik grew them successfully; cotton cloth soon transformed how ordinary people dressed.

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King Gongmin1330 – 1374
Thirty-first king of Goryeo, who led anti-Yuan reforms, recovered the Ssangseong Commandery and backed Sin Don’s reforms