Wang Cha-ji (Korean: 왕자지; Hanja: 王字之; 1066 – 30 March 1122[a]) was a Korean politician, general, and ambassador during the Goryeo period.[1] He was the deputy of military commander Yun Kwan and trained seventeen-thousand Jurchen soldiers from 1100 to 1108.
Biography
Wang Cha-ji was from Haeju. His ancestors were originally surnamed Pak, but his great-grandfather Pak Yu (박유) changed his surname from Pak to Wang.[2] Later he helped his brother-in-law Wang Kuk-mo (왕국모; 王國髦) in a military coup and the killing of Yi Cha-ŭi (이자의 李資義).[3]
During the reign of King Sukjong he was appointed as a palace attendant (내시; 內侍; naesi).[3] In 1108 he was appointed to Byeongmaban-gwan (병마판관; 兵馬判官) and entourage to General Yun Kwan.[3]
He successively filled various government posts, including Deputy Director of the Palace Directorate (전중소감; 殿中少監; chŏnjung sogam), Director of the Palace Directorate (전중감; 殿中監; chŏnjung gam), Director of the Office of Guest Affairs (예빈시경; 禮賓侍卿; yebinsi kyŏng), and Administrator of Memorials of the Security Council (추밀원지주사; 樞密院知奏事; ch'umirwŏn chijusa).[2]
In 1115, he was appointed as Minister of Personnel (이부상서; 吏部尙書; ibu sangsŏ) and envoy to China's Song dynasty.[2] Thereafter in 1117 he was the Left Policy Advisor (좌산기상시; 左散騎常侍; chwa san'gi sangsi) and Associate Commissioner of the Security Council (추밀원동지사; 樞密院同知事; ch'umirwŏn tongjisa). In 1122, he was the Minister of Personnel, Assistant Executive in Political Affairs (참지정사; 參知政事; ch'amjijŏngsa) and Superintendent of the Ministry of Revenue (호부판사; 戶部判事; hobu p'ansa).[3] He died that year at age 56.
See also
Notes
- ^ In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), he died on the 24th day of the 3rd month, 1122.
References
- ^ Wang Ja-ji:britannica (in Korean)
- ^ a b c Wang Ja-ji:Nate (in Korean)
- ^ a b c d Wangjaji:Naver (in Korean)
Sources
- Namgounchul, 《고려명신전》(김동주 역, 성남 문화원, 2004)
External links
- 왕자지:한국역대인물종합정보 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)