Ha Jeup

Ha Jeup (河楫, 1303 – 1380) was a civil official of late Goryeo. His family seat was Jinyang (晉陽). His courtesy name was Deuk-je (得齊), and his art name was Songheon (松軒). He retired as Munha chanseongsa (門下贊成事) and was invested as Lord of Jinju (晉州君). His posthumous name was Wonjeong (元正).

Life

In 1303 he was born in Yeosachon (present-day Namsa), at the foot of Mount Igu in Jinju. In 1321 he entered government service through hereditary privilege (recommendation) as Pando jwarang (判圖佐郞), and he served as a Pangwan (判官) of the Samsa (三司). Later, in 1324 (the 11th year of King Chungsuk), he took the civil service examination and passed in the top grade, ranked 3rd. In February 1347 (the 3rd year of King Chungmok), he served as a Jeongchigwan (整治官) of the Jeongchi Dogam (整治都監), which was established to correct the situation of the annexation of land and people (田民兼倂). While serving as a Daegwan of the Saheonbu, he punished the illegal land annexation of Ki Sam-man (奇三萬), a relative of Empress Ki (奇皇后). He died in prison as a result, and in October of that year, he was subjected to flogging, together with other Jeongchi officials such as Baek Mun-bo (白文寶), Shin Gun-pyeong (申君平), and Namgung Min (南宮敏), by Seunggano (僧家奴), a Direct Secretary Attendant (直省舍人) who had come from the Yuan dynasty.¹ He retired with the office of Munha chanseongsa (門下贊成事) and was invested as Jinchon Buwongun (晉川府院君). His posthumous name was Wonjeong (元正).²³

Family

• Grandfather: Ha Bo (河保)
  • Father: (河直漪)