Chae Je-gong 채제공 | |
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Left State Councillor | |
In office 25 January 1796 – 14 July 1798 | |
Preceded by | Yu Yeon-ho |
Succeeded by | Yi Byeong-mo |
In office 14 November 1789 – 2 July 1793 | |
Preceded by | Yi Jae-hyeop |
Succeeded by | Kim Jong-su |
Right State Councillor | |
In office 15 February 1795 – 25 January 1796 | |
Preceded by | Yi Byeong-mo |
Succeeded by | Yun Si-dong |
In office 18 March 1788 – 14 November 1789 | |
Preceded by | Yi Seong-won |
Succeeded by | Kim Jong-su |
Chief State Councillor | |
In office 2 July 1793 – 11 July 1793 | |
Preceded by | Kim Ik |
Succeeded by | Hong Nak-seong |
Personal details | |
Born | Hongju-mok, Chungcheong Province, Joseon | 12 May 1720
Died | 22 February 1799 Hanseong-bu, Joseon | (aged 78)
Spouse(s) | Lady, of the Dongbok Oh clan Lady, of the Andong Kwon clan Unnamed woman |
Children | Chae Hong-won (adopted son) Chae Hong-geun (son) Chae Hong-sin (son) |
Parents |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 채제공 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Chae Je-gong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ae Che-kong |
Art name | |
Hangul | 번암, 번옹 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Beonam, Beonong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pŏn'am, Pŏn'ong |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 백규 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Baekgyu |
McCune–Reischauer | Paekkyu |
Posthumous name | |
Hangul | 문숙 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Munsuk |
McCune–Reischauer | Munsuk |
Chae Je-gong (12 May 1720 – 22 February 1799 [1]) was a noted scholar, writer, politician of the Joseon period of Korea. Chae was the leader of the Southerners (or Namin faction) during the reign of King Jeongjo. He passed the regional civil examination (향시) at the age of 15, the mungwa exam at age 23 in 1743, and held high government offices throughout his life, the Yeonguijeong position (i.e. Chief State Councilor) among them. [2] He came from the Pyeonggang Chae clan.