Founder of the Chungan-gong branch; Hallim scholar; Earl of Cheongan
| Era | 고려 충렬왕~공민왕 때 |
| Clan | 청안 이씨 |
Yi Han-beon (李漢蕃, written 李漢藩 in some sources) is founder of the Chungan-gong (Honam) branch; his posthumous name is Chungan. Chungcheong Ilbo, Namu Wiki and the Yangsan encyclopedia say he passed the civil examination under King Chungnyeol, served as Hallim scholar, magistrate of Yeonggwang and Gukwon investigator, and was made Earl of Cheongan in 1363 (Gongmin 7) for resisting the Red Turbans.
The chronology is doubtful. Passing under Chungnyeol (1274-1308) and acting until 1363 is very long for one life, so two people of different periods may have been merged. Namu Wiki notes a gap of about 120 years between Yi Han-beon and his supposed son Yi Gwang-gyeong, which makes a father-son relation implausible, while the Yangsan encyclopedia gives Gwang-gyeong as his son, so accounts differ.
The two branches once honoured Yi Hak-nyeon, said to be a Minister of Rites under Gwangjong, as common founder, but dropped him because the post and the enfeoffment system did not fit the period. Wikipedia presents the jurist Yi Jeong-rak of Angang, Gyeongju, as a descendant of Yi Han-beon of this branch. This entry states the founder and upper genealogy only as tradition.
The span between passing under Chungnyeol and the 1363 action is long and the gap with his supposed son is noted, so nothing is asserted.
Chungcheong Ilbo says the branches once shared Yi Hak-nyeon as founder and corrected this after evidence showed it untrue.
Found in Gwangsan (Gwangju), Jangseong and Naju; the mid-founder is the reported son Yi Gwang-gyeong.
Not confirmed.