An early-Joseon civil official and royal in-law, Left State Councillor (father of Queen Dowager Insu)
| Life | 1403 ~ 1456 |
| Era | 조선 |
| Clan | 청주 한씨 |
Han Hwak (1403-1456), whose two sisters became consorts of the Yongle and Xuande emperors of Ming China, leveraged that connection and his own fluency in Chinese to become a key broker of Joseon-Ming diplomacy, securing imperial recognition for successive Joseon kings.
He was made a merit subject for backing the 1453 coup and King Sejo's 1455 accession, rose to Chief State Councillor of the Left, and saw his daughter become Queen Insu, mother of King Seongjong, while a second daughter married a son of King Sejong. He died in 1456 while returning from a diplomatic mission to Beijing and was later enshrined in the royal ancestral shrine.
His daughter became Queen Dowager Insu (Queen Sohye) and the mother of King Seongjong.