Han Eum () also known as Han Do () was one of the four members ( No In, Han Eum, Sam and Wang Gyeop) who operated the government of

Wiman Joseon Wiman Joseon (194–108 BC) was a dynasty of Gojoseon. It began with Wiman's (Wei Man) seizure of the throne from Gija Joseon's King Jun and ended with the death of King Ugeo who was a grandson of Wiman. Apart from archaeological data, the ma ...

. His position was a

chancellor Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separa ...

. Since Han Eum had a family name, Han, it is believed that he was an exile from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

or person related to China. Just like his master

Ugeo Ugeo (, died 108 BC) was the last king of Wiman Joseon, the last remnant of Gojoseon. He was a grandson of Wi Man. Ugeo was killed by an assassin sent by a faction advocating surrender. Even after the death of Ugeo, Gojoseon resisted the Ha ...

who was the last king of Wiman Joseon.　In BC 109 to 108, when

Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...

attacked Wiman Joseon, he was surrendered instantly together with those exiles from China, No In and Wang Gyeop, while leaving the King of Wiman Joseon Ugeo. After his surrender, Han dynasty nominated him as a peerage of Jeok ja (. He died after 19 years without a successor.

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National Institute of Korean History The National Institute of Korean History (NIKH; ) is a South Korean government organization in charge of researching, collecting, compiling, and promoting materials related to Korean history. It was established as the Office of National History ...

, script-title=ko:漢書>朝鮮傳>古朝鮮>左將軍이 이미 두 군대를 합병한 뒤, url=http://db.history.go.kr/item/level.do;jsessionid=51C52795591776D724BEA2AA2C2BB88E?levelId=jo_002r_0010_0010_0100, ref={{Harvid, National Institute of Korean History} 註 042 Wiman Joseon people Korean people of Chinese descent Korean politicians Year of birth unknown 89 BC deaths 2nd-century BC Korean people 1st-century BC Korean people

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