Late-Goryeo civil official who rose to Jeongdang-munhak; father of Yi Jik
| Life | 1330 ~ 1392 |
| Era | 고려 |
| Clan | 성주 이씨 |
Yi In-min (李仁敏, 1330-1392) was a late-Goryeo civil official of the Seongju clan. He was a grandson of Yi Jo-nyeon, one of the six sons of Yi Po, a younger brother of Yi In-bok and Yi In-im, and the father of Yi Jik, who became Second State Councillor in early Joseon. Another Wikipedia entry gives his death year as 1393, so both years are recorded.
In 1360 under King Gongmin he passed the civil examination while serving as Sangui-bong-eo, at the age of thirty-one. In 1370 he went out as magistrate of Jinju, and in 1383 under King U, as Jeongdang-munhak, he served as co-examiner of the civil examination and passed Kim Han-ro and thirty-two others. He then rose to Munha-pyeongni and continued in office under the regime of his brother Yi In-im.
When Choe Yeong and Yi Seong-gye drove out Yi In-im's faction in 1388 he too fell to the post of beacon soldier in Gyerim prefecture, and in 1390 he was implicated in Kim Jong-yeon's prison escape and moved to Cheongju jail. The next year a pardon on Queen Dowager Wang's birthday let him move freely, and he was restored as Pan-gaeseong-busa in 1392, dying the same year. His eldest son Yi Jik took part in founding Joseon and continued the house, while his first son-in-law Sin Jeong was beheaded in the Mujin purge of 1388.
According to Wikipedia, Yi In-min's great-grandfather was Yi Jang-gyeong, his grandfather Yi Jo-nyeon, his father Yi Po (Geomgyo Munha-sijung, posthumous name Gyeongwon) and his mother a daughter of Seol Mun-u. His first wife was a daughter of Jin Seung-seo and his second a daughter of Yun Dang. His sons were Yi Jik, Yi I, Yi Gal, Yi A and Yi Su; his first son-in-law Sin Jeong, a Deputy of the Secretariat, was beheaded in 1388, and his second son-in-law Yi Seung-sang served as Minister of Punishments.
When Choe Yeong and Yi Seong-gye drove out Yi In-im's faction in 1388, Yi In-min also lost office and became a beacon soldier in Gyerim prefecture. Yi In-im himself was confined at Gyeongsanbu and soon died of illness. Yi In-min was implicated in Kim Jong-yeon's prison escape in 1390, jailed in Cheongju, released the next year, and died just after being restored in 1392.
His sons included Yi Jik (Second State Councillor, Lord of Seongsan), Yi I, Yi Gal, Yi A and Yi Su; a second son-in-law, Yi Seung-sang (Minister of Punishments), is recorded.