Eighth-generation Sangseo-gong descendant who settled in Gangjin, founding the clan's Gangjin line; official who reached Daesagan, pen name Haenggang, enshrined at Suam Seowon
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Yi Hui (李憙) was a mid-Joseon official of the Gwangsan seat, eighth generation of the Sangseo-gong branch, said to have the pen name Haenggang. Wikipedia's Gwangsan Yi article says he was born under Seongjong, passed the civil examination under Jungjong, held various posts and reached Daesagan, and was a man of high virtue. His exact dates could not be confirmed here.
He is counted as the settler-ancestor of the clan's Gangjin line, after whom his descendants' residences spread around Gangjin, South Jeolla. Suam Seowon stands at Suyang-ri, Seongjeon-myeon, Gangjin, and he is described as enshrined there.
Wikipedia says his grandfather was Cheongsimdang Yi Jo-won, whose daughter was grandmother of Go Gyeong-myeong; during the 1589 purge the Gangjin line is said to have suffered less than other Sangseo-gong lines thanks to help from Go Gyeong-myeong, then on the Western side. This rests on one account, and the exact relationship and the course of events could not be checked in other sources here.
Wikipedia explains that after Yi Hui settled in Gangjin his descendants spread around the town. The timing and background of his settlement could not be confirmed here.
He is described as enshrined at Suam Seowon in Suyang-ri, Seongjeon-myeon, Gangjin. The academy's founding date and full list of enshrined figures could not be confirmed here.
The location of his tomb could not be confirmed. He is said to be enshrined at Suam Seowon in Gangjin.
His descendants spread around Gangjin and formed the Gangjin line of the Gwangsan Yi.