Min Muhul

Min Muhul (閔無恤, ? – 13 January 1416) was an early Joseon civil official of the Yeoheung (驪興) Min clan. He was the grandson of Grand Prince Min Byeon and the son of Yeoheung Lord Min Je (閔霽) and Lady Song of the Yeoheung Min clan. He was the younger brother of Queen Wongyeong (元敬王后), the consort of Taejong, and the brother of Min Mugu and Min Mujil, and the elder brother of Min Muhoe. He was the maternal uncle of King Sejong and was related to him through two lines.¹ Furthermore, the sons of Shim On, King Sejong's father-in-law, were his sons-in-law.

The grandson of Min Byeon and the third son of Min Je, he helped Taejong ascend the throne and in 1403 went to the Ming dynasty as a Sa-eunsa (envoy of gratitude). He was later enfeoffed as Yeowon-gun (Lord of Yeowon, 驪原君) and, after holding various offices, became Vice Minister of the Donyeong-bu (Office of Royal Relatives).

He and his elder brothers Min Mugu and Min Mujil had claimed that they had been unjustly killed. In 1415 he was impeached for having made disloyal remarks, and was exiled to Haepung (海豊). In 1416, together with his younger brother Min Muhoe, he was ordered to take his own life, and he hanged himself.

Family

• Grandfather: Min Byeon (閔忭, ? – 1377)
  • Father: Min Je (閔霽, 1339 – 1408)
  • Mother: Lady Song of the Yeosan Song clan