Han Hwak

Han Hwak
한확
Han Hwak; 한확
Left State Councillor
	In office; 6 August 1455 – 10 October 1456
Preceded by	Chŏng Inji
Succeeded by	Yi Sa-cheol
Right State Councillor
	In office; 15 November 1453 – 6 August 1455
Preceded by	Jeong Bun
Succeeded by	Yi Sa-cheol
Personal details
Born	1400
Died	1456 (aged 55–56)
Korean name
Hangul	한확
Hanja	韓確
RR	Han Hwak
MR	Han Hwak
Art name
Hangul	간이재
Hanja	簡易齋
RR	Ganijae
MR	Kanijae
Courtesy name
Hangul	자유
Hanja	子柔
RR	Jayu
MR	Chayu
Posthumous name
Hangul	양절
Hanja	襄節
RR	Yangjeol
MR	Yangjŏl

Han Hwak (Korean: 한확; Hanja: 韓確; 1400 – 1456^[1]), nicknamed Ganyijae (간이재), was a politician and a diplomat during the Joseon period of Korea. He served as Left State Councillor. Han Hwak is mostly known thanks to his second daughter, Queen Insu. She married the eldest son of Grand Prince Suyang (son of Sejong the Great). Some years later, Suyang became King Sejo, the seventh monarch of Joseon; Queen Insu's husband died before acceding to throne, but she was raised to the position of queen when her son became King Seongjong.

Family

Father: Han Yeong-jeong (한영정; 1375–?)
Mother: Lady, of the Uiseong Kim clan (의성 김씨; 1375 – 13 March 1423)
Sibling(s)
- Elder sister: Consort Kanghuizhuangshuli (강혜장숙여비; 1399 – 12 August 1424)
- Younger brother: Han Jil (한질; 1406–?)
- Younger brother: Han Jeon (한전; 1408–1447)
- Younger sister: Han Gye-ran (한계란), Consort Gongshen (공신부인; 1410–1484)^[a]
Wife: Internal Princess Consort Namyang, of the Namyang Hong clan (남양부부인 홍씨; 1403–1450)
Issue
- Son: Han Chi-in (한치인; 1421–1477)
- Daughter: Lady Han (한씨; 1423–?)
- Daughter: Princess Consort Jeongseon (정선군부인; 12 April 1426 – 27 July 1480)^[b]
- Daughter: Lady Han (한씨; 1427–?)
- Daughter: Lady Han (한씨; 1431–?)
- Daughter: Lady Han (한씨; 1434–1481)
- Daughter: Queen Sohye (소혜왕후; 7 October 1437 – 11 May 1504)
- Son: Han Chi-ui (한치의; 1440–1473)
- Son: Han Chi-rye (한치례; 1441–1499)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Han Hwak

Han Ak
(한악)

Han Bang-sin
(한방신)

Lady, of the Wonju Won clan
(원주 원씨)

Han Yeong
(한영)

Han Yeong-jeong
(한영정)

Gwon Han-gong
(권한공)

Gwon Jung-hwa
(권중화)

Lady, of the Andong Gwon clan
(안동 권씨)

Han Hwak

Kim Yeong-ryeol
(김영렬)

Lady, of the Uiseong Kim clan
(의성 김씨)

In popular culture

Portrayed by Jang Yong in the 2011–2012 JTBC TV series Insu, the Queen Mother.

Notes

↑ Became a lesser known concubine of the Xuande Emperor.
↑ Married Prince Gyeyang, the son of King Sejong and Concubibe Shin.

References

↑ In lunar calendar, Han died on 11 September 1456

External links

Han Hwak Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
Han Hwak (in Korean)

[2] Became a lesser known concubine of the Xuande Emperor.

[3] Married Prince Gyeyang, the son of King Sejong and Concubibe Shin.

[1] In lunar calendar, Han died on 11 September 1456

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