여말선초 여흥민씨 가문의 동향

Abstract

Yuheung Min family grew up as prestigious aristocrats at the end of Koryo Dynasty through generating high officials continuously after Min Yung­mo who worked as Pyungjangsa at the Myung­Jong era that the time dominated by scholastic officials and his two sons Min Sik and Min Gong­gyu. Most of officials from Yuheung Min family worked as scholastic officials, thus the family got fame as scholastic family at the end of Koryo. In detail, the number of officials and high officials from Min Sik Family out numbers that of Min Gong­gyu family. Yuheung Min family maintained the fame as prestigious family persistently still after the establishment of Choson Dynasty based on 1st son Min Sang­jung and 2nd son Min Sang­bak family of Min Ji line who is grand son of Min Sik, and 2nd son Min Yu and 3rd son Min Byun family who are the son of 1st son of Min Jong­yu line. Especially, Moondogong­Pa which consists Min Jong­yu, Min Juk, Min Byun, Min Je family is remarked as the most prestigious family of Yuheng Min family. Yuheung Min family maintained the fame of scholastic family still in Choson Dynasty and the end of Koryo through having the element of political power and prosperity of offspring such as exam passers, high officials, patriotic officials, and marriage with royal family. The number of exam passers of Min Ji line outstands that of Min Jong­yu, however the number of officials higher or equal to 3­Poom of Min Jong­yu line out numbers that of Min Ji line. It means that the higher percentage of becoming high officials of Min Jong­yu line was affected more by something other than exam pass and it is also related to the number of patriotic officials and queens. In the field of marriage, Min Ji line of Yuheung Min family higher their status as queen’s family, and also Min Jong­yu line became famous by Tae­Jong’s enthronement. However, disgrace of grand daughter of Min Ji line who became queens and Tae­Jong’s policy of strengthening power of king, 4 sons of Min Je were eliminated in order. Thus the status of Yuheung Min family in early Choson Dynasty dramatically fell down. The restoration of Yuheung Min family takes at least until middle of Sae­Jong era.