Cho Wi
| 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
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 Onryŏ (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; chwa pu taeŏn) 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; 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; 平壤府院君; P'yŏngyang puwŏn'gun) during the reign of King Chungmok.[1]
A year after his enfeoffment, Cho died on December 1, 1348.[5]
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d 정, 학수. "조위 (趙瑋)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d 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.