Min Yeong-chan

Min Yeong-chan (3 December 1873 – 16 November 1948), was scion of the powerful Min clan of the late Joseon period in Korea. Along with his elder brother Min Yeong-hwan, Yeong-chan served in a number of official positions towards the end of the Joseon dynasty. In 1900, he served as a Korean commissioner to the Paris Universal Exposition.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Min.
Min Yeong-chan
Min Yeong-chan, ca. 1900
Korean name
Hangul
민영찬
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMin Yeongchan
McCune–ReischauerMin Yŏngch'an
Courtesy name
Hangul
국보
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGukbo
McCune–ReischauerKukpo

Early life and education

Min Yeong-chan was born on 3 December 1873 into the Yeoheung Min clan to Min Gyeom-ho and Lady Seo. He was the younger brother of Min Yeong-hwan.[2] The Min clan rose to great prominence and power with its royal alliance. As such, Min Yeong-chan received the best education studying alongside the future Emperor Sunjong.

Career

In 1889, Min passed the national civil service exam and was then named to an official position in the Hongmungwan (홍문관, 弘文館), of Office of Special Advisors. In 1897, he was named vice-president of the Hanseong Bank Corporation. In 1900, Min served as royal commissioner to the Paris Universal Exposition.

He was promoted to Major General on 16 July 1904.[3]

Family
  • Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
    • Min Yu-jung (민유중, 閔維重) (1630 - 29 June 1687); Queen Inhyeon’s father
  • Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother
    • Internal Princess Consort Pungchang of the Pungyang Jo clan (풍창부부인 풍양 조씨, 豊昌府夫人 豊壤 趙氏) (1659 - 1741); Min Yu-jung's third wife
  • Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
    • Min Jin-yeong (민진영, 閔鎭永) (1682 - 1724); Queen Inhyeon’s younger half-brother
  • Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
    • Min Ak-su (민악수, 閔樂洙)
  • Great-Great-Grandfather
    • Min Baek-sul (민백술, 閔百述)
  • Great-Grandfather
    • Min Dan-hyeon (민단현, 閔端顯)
  • Great-Grandfather
    • Lady Park of the Miryang Park clan (밀양 박씨, 密陽 朴氏)
  • Grandfather
    • Min Chi-gu (민치구, 閔致久) (1795-1874)
  • Grandmother
    • Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (? - 17 November 1873) (정경부인 전주 이씨, 全州 李氏);[4] [5]
  • Father
    • Min Gyeom-ho (민겸호, 閔謙鎬) (1838 - 10 June 1882)
      • Aunt - Grand Internal Princess Consort Sunmok of the Yeoheung Min clan (순목대원비, 純穆大院妃) (3 February 1818 - 8 January 1898)
      • Uncle - Min Seung-ho (민승호, 閔升鎬) (1830 - 1874)
        • Aunt - Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (본관: 광산 김씨, 光山 金氏) (? - ? 23 April)
          • Unnamed cousin (? - 1874)
        • Aunt - Lady Kim of the Yeonan Kim clan (본관: 연안 김씨, 延安 金氏) (? - ? 11 February)
        • Aunt - Lady Yi of the Deoksu Yi clan (본관: 덕수 이씨, 德水 李氏) (? - ? 1 July)
      • Uncle - Min Tae-ho (민태호, 閔台鎬) (1834 - 18 October 1884)
        • Aunt - Internal Princess Consort Paseong of the Papyeong Yun clan (파성부부인 파평 윤씨)
        • Aunt - Internal Princess Consort Jinyang of the Jincheon Song clan (진양부부인 진천 송씨)
          • Cousin - Min Yeong-ik (민영익, 閔泳翊) (1860 - 1914); became the adoptive son of Min Seung-ho
          • Cousin - Empress Sunmyeong of the Yeoheung Min clan (순명효황후 민씨) (20 November 1872 - 5 November 1904)
          • Adoptive cousin - Min Yeong-rin (민영린, 閔泳璘) (1873 - 1 June 1932); son of Min Sul-ho
  • Mother
    • Lady Seo (서씨, 徐氏)
      • Grandfather - Seo Gyeong-sun (서경순, 徐庚淳)
  • Sibling(s)
    • Older brother - Min Yeong-hwan (민영환, 閔泳煥) (7 August 1861 - 30 November 1905)
      • Sister-in-law - Lady Kim of the Andong Kim clan (안동 김씨), Min Yeong-hwan's first wife; daughter of Kim Myeong-jin (김명진, 金明鎭)
      • Sister-in-law - Park Su-yeong of the Bannam Park clan (박수영 반남 박씨), Min Yeong-hwan's second wife; daughter of Park Yong-hun (박용훈, 朴龍勳)
        • Nephew - Min Beom-sik (민범식, 閔範植) (1896 - ?)
          • Grandnephew - Min Byeong-cheol (민병철, 閔丙哲)
          • Grandnephew - Min Byeong-gi (민병기, 閔丙岐) (1926 - 1986); was a professor at Korea University
          • Grandnephew - Min Byeong-il (민병일, 閔丙逸)
        • Nephew - Min Jang-sik (민장식, 閔章植)
          • Grandnephew - Min Byeong-deok (민병덕, 閔丙德)
          • Grandnephew - Min Byeong-jin (민병진, 閔丙鎭)
        • Nephew - Min Gwang-sik (민광식, 閔光植)
          • Grandnephew - Min Byeong-seob (민병섭, 閔丙燮)
          • Grandnephew - Min Byeong-geon (민병건, 閔丙建)
  • Wives and issue(s):
    • Lady Kang of the Geumcheon Kang clan (금천 강씨, 衿川 姜氏); from Korea
      • Son - Min Hong-sik (민홍식, 閔弘植)
        • Daughter-in-law - Lady Hwang of the Changwon Hwang clan (창원 황씨, 昌原 黃氏) (5 December 1894 – 22 May 1914);[6] Min Hong-sik's first wife
      • Daughter - Lady Min (민씨)[7][8]
        • Son-in-law - Seo Jeong-ik (서정식)
          • Granddaughter - Lady Seo (서씨)
    • Lady Meiri of the Hu clan (후메이리, 胡美梨); from China

References
  1. "민영찬" [Min Yeong-chan]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  2. "민영찬(閔泳瓚) - 한국민족문화대백과사전". encykorea.aks.ac.kr. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. "한국고전종합DB". db.itkc.or.kr. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  4. She is a descendant of Grand Internal Prince Deokheung who was the father of King Seonjo and Grand Prince Jeongwon
  5. Only daughter and third child of Yi Ok (이옥, 李火/玉; 1773 - 1820) and Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (공인 경주 김씨, 恭人 慶州 金氏; 1770 - 1832)
  6. She is the maternal granddaughter of Prince Yeongpyeong, son of Grand Internal Prince Jeongye and older half-brother of King Cheoljong
  7. A painting known as Min Yeong-chan's daughter, whose name is unknown, was done by Elizabeth Keith, a Scottish artist. It survived the turbulent eras of Korea in which the family now preserves it and is known as 〈The Min Family's Sister〉 (1938) (〈민씨가의 규수〉 (1938))
  8. Yi, Chung-ryeol (2006-10-14). "신부 행렬 쫓다가 물에 빠진 화가 '기덕'". OhmyNews (오마이뉴스) (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-07-19. Keith wrote in <Old Korea> that the woman's father was "a relative of Empress Myeongseong, who was assassinated by Japan, and was the first and last person to be dispatched as a diplomat to France."…Therefore, the main muse in the painting is the niece of Empress Myeongseong and the niece of Min Chung-Jeong. Keith later recalled that she met this woman again when she was married and had one daughter, and she was glad that she had found a good husband. The Yeoheung Min clan's genealogy also states that Min Yeong-chan had a daughter and her husband was Seo Jeong-sik. However, the woman's name was not recorded in the genealogy, so the real name of the woman in the painting could not be confirmed." (Korean: "키스는 <옛 한국>에서 이 여인의 아버지가 "일본에 의해 시해된 명성황후의 친척으로, 프랑스에 외교관으로 파견되었던 최초이자 마지막 인물"이라고 기록했습니다... 따라서 그림 속의 주인공은 명성황후의 조카딸이자 민충정공의 조카입니다. 키스는 훗날 이 여인이 결혼해서 딸이 한 명 있을 때 다시 만났는데, 좋은 남편을 만난 것 같아 기뻤다고 회상했습니다. 여흥 민씨 족보에도 민영찬에게 딸이 한 명 있었고, 남편이 서정식이라고 나와있습니다. 그런데 여자의 이름은 족보에 기록되지 않아 그림 속 여인의 본명은 확인이 안 되었습니다.")
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