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| Cho Wi | |
| Hangul | 조위 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 趙瑋 |
| RR | Jo Wi |
| MR | Cho Wi |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 계보 |
| Hanja | 季寶 |
| RR | Gyebo |
| MR | Kyebo |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 장경 |
| Hanja | 莊景 |
| RR | Janggyeong |
| MR | Changgyŏng |
Cho Wi (Korean: 조위; Hanja: 趙瑋; 1287 – December 1, 1348[a]) was a Goryeo civil official.
Biography
[edit]Cho Wi was the fifth and youngest son of his father, Cho In'gyu, of the Pyongyang Cho clan, and his wife, Lady Cho, the daughter of Cho Ollyŏ (조온려; 趙溫呂). Cho Wi was from Sangwŏn, which then was a part of P'yŏngyang-bu. Cho's courtesy name was Kyebo, and his posthumous name was Changgyŏng.[1] Cho married Lady Na, the daughter of Na Yu (나유; 羅裕), and had a son with her named, Hŭngmun, better known as Cho Ilsin.[2][3]
Via protected appointment due to the rank of his father, Cho Wi was given his first government office of a kwŏnmu (권무; 權務) at the Ch'anghŭigung (창희궁; 昌禧宮) at the age of nine by Korean age reckoning. On October 4, 1310, Cho was promoted to left assistant transmitter (좌부대언; 左副代言; chwabudaeŏn) by King Chungseon. [1][4][2]
During succession dispute over the Goryeo throne between King Chungsuk and King of Shenyang Wang Ko, Cho was a suspected Wang Ko supporter, but was eventually cleared of being a supporter, unlike his older brothers Cho Yŏn (조연; 趙璉) and Cho Yŏnsu (조연수; 趙延壽) who actively supported Wang Ko. Cho Wi was thus able to keep his offices in the Goryeo bureaucracy. [1][2] He would be later promoted to assistant chancellor (찬성사; 贊成事; ch'ansŏngsa). However, with the return of King Chunghye, Cho Wi was demoted for his criticism of government affairs.[2] In 1347, he was enfeoffed as the Great Lord of P'yŏngyang (평양부원군; P'yŏngyang puwŏn'gun) during the reign of King Chungmok.[1]
A year after his enfeoffment, Cho died on December 1, 1348.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), he died on the 11th day of the 11th Lunar month of the 4th year of Chungmok's reign (1348).
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 정, 학수. "조위 (趙瑋)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Min, Hyon Ku (March 1977). "조인규와 (趙仁規) 그의 가문 (중)". Chin-Tan Hakpo (in Korean). 43: 5–32. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ Bae, Kuy-Beom (June 2020). "고려후기 문신 초은(樵隱) 이인복(李仁復)의 정치 인생과 인적 네트워크" [Yi Yin Bok(1308‒1374)’s Political career and Human Network in the late Goryeo dynasty]. Korean Studies Quarterly (in Korean). 43 (2): 61–107. doi:10.25024/ksq.43.2.202006.61. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "충선왕(忠宣王) 2년 9월". db.history.go.kr. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "충목왕(忠穆王) 4년 11월". db.history.go.kr. Retrieved 8 August 2025.