Han Baek-ryun

Han Baek-ryun (韓伯倫, 1427 – 1474) was a civil official of Joseon and the maternal grandfather (guk-gu) of King Yejong. He served as Uibin Buldosa of Joseon, Gongjo Jeonggwang of Joseon, and Right State Councillor of Joseon.

Biography

He was from the Cheongju (淸州) Han clan. His courtesy name was Jahu (子厚), his pen name was Uiam (毅菴), and his posthumous name was Yanghye (襄惠). He served six kings: Sejong (世宗), Munjong (文宗), Danjong (端宗), Sejo (世祖), Yejong (睿宗), and Seongjong (成宗).

He passed the regular civil service examination (munkwa) with a junior rank in 1444, during the reign of King Sejong. Later, in 1463, during the reign of Sejo, his daughter was selected as a concubine of the crown prince (later Yejong). When Yejong ascended the throne in 1468 and his daughter was elevated from concubine to queen (Queen Ansun), he was enfeoffed as Prince Cheongcheon (淸川君) as the king's father-in-law. In 1471, during the reign of Seongjong, while serving as Right State Councillor, he was promoted to Lord Cheongcheon Buwon-gun (淸川府院君). He was a seventh-cousin once removed of Han Hwak and a eighth-cousin of Han Chi-hyeong. He was a tenth-cousin of Han Myeong-hoe.

Posthumous

The Tomb of Han Baek-ryun is located in Majeon-dong, Seo District, Incheon. A stele stands at the entrance road to the tomb, and the tomb area includes a larger mound than ordinary tombs, a tomb marker, a stone lamp, and stone statues of civil officials. In particular, when the tomb area was restored in 1981, five blank-paper tomb inscription stones (墓誌) were excavated beneath the offering stone. On 6 April 2004, it was designated as Incheon Metropolitan City Monument No. 54.