[1] He came from the (new) Andong Kim clan (신 안동 김씨; 新 安東 金氏).

He served as a minister in the royal court and orchestrated the Andong Kim clan's takeover of power.

[3][4] After his daughter became the Queen Consort, his son-in-law, Sunjo of Joseon, honored him as the Internal Prince Yeongan (영안 부원군; 永安 府院君).

This marked the beginning of a sixty-year period, spanning the reign of three kings (Sunjo, Heonjong, and Cheoljong), in which the real power in the country was wielded by the Andong Kims.

Local magistrates and provincial governors alike had to curry favor with the Andong Kim clan to maintain their positions.