Late-Goryeo and early-Joseon official, father of Hwang Hui
| Life | 1328 ~ 1402 |
| Era | 고려 말~조선 초 |
| Clan | 장수 황씨 |
Hwang Gun-seo (黃君瑞, 1328-1402) was an official of late Goryeo and early Joseon who came from Namwon in North Jeolla and belonged to the Jangsu Hwang clan. His father was Hwang Gyun-bi and his mother is recorded as being of the Jinju Gang clan. Wikipedia describes him as a descendant of Hwang Gyeong, the founder said to have been a son-in-law of King Gyeongsun of Silla.
He served as magistrate of the Gangneung Great Protectorate in Goryeo and, after the founding of Joseon in 1392, as a military commander at Chungju. In 1394 he was sent to Jeju by royal order, and in 1395 he is said to have persuaded the court to end Jeju's tribute of dried horse meat.
He died on 22 March 1402 at age 74. Because his son Hwang Hui became a renowned minister, he was posthumously raised to Chief State Councillor; with grandsons such as Hwang Chi-sin and Hwang Su-sin reaching the highest ranks, he is regarded as having laid the family's foundations.
In 1394 Hwang Gun-seo is said to have been sent to Jeju by royal order. In 1395 he petitioned the court to end Jeju's tribute of dried horse meat and was heeded, relieving the island's people. Only a Wikipedia summary of this was confirmed; the original sources were not checked.
The Jangsu Hwang clan treats Hwang Seok-bu, Hwang Hui's great-grandfather, as its starting ancestor. Wikipedia lists the generations as Hwang Seok-bu, Hwang Gyun-bi, Hwang Gun-seo and Hwang Hui. No source giving a different line was found.
Hwang Gun-seo did not himself become a state councillor, but as father of Hwang Hui, the archetypal Joseon minister, he is remembered as one of the family's starting points. Wikipedia says he was posthumously raised to Chief State Councillor. Hwang Hui is said to have spent 24 years as a state councillor, 18 as chief, and his son Hwang Su-sin became chief state councillor in 1467, so father and son held the post across two generations.
His relationship to Hwang Hui and the generations back to Hwang Seok-bu follow the clan genealogy, and few individual records of late Goryeo survive, so the above is limited to what Wikipedia and clan commentary confirm.
Not confirmed (not given in the sources consulted)
His son was Hwang Hui, and the grandsons Hwang Chi-sin, Hwang Bo-sin, Hwang Su-sin and Hwang Jik-sin followed. See also the Jangsu Hwang clan page.