Cho Chirin
| Cho Chirin | |
| Hangul | 조지린 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 趙之遴 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Jirin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Chirin |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 공화 |
| Hanja | 恭華 |
| Revised Romanization | Gonghwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Konghwa |
Cho Chirin (Korean: 조지린; Hanja: 趙之遴; died 1011) was a Goryeo official and diplomat and the progenitor of the Paechon Cho clan.
Biography
[edit]Cho Chirin was from Ŭnch'ŏn-hyŏn (은천현; 銀川縣) in Paekju (백주; 白州), in modern day Paechon, North Korea.[1] The Paechon Cho clan claims Cho Chirin as their founder. According to the clan, Cho was the third son of Zhao Dezhao, the crown prince of Emperor Taizu of Song. In 979, Cho fled to Goryeo after a dispute about the imperial succession and settled in Ŭnch'ŏn-hyŏn.[2][3]
In 995, as the left recipient of edicts (좌승선; 左承宣; chwa sŭngsŏn), Cho was sent as a diplomatic envoy to the Liao dynasty to propose a royal marriage between Goryeo and the Liao. He was able to broker a marriage between King Seongjong and the daughter of Xiao Hengde, who was also the maternal granddaughter of Emperor Jingzong of Liao.[1][4][5] Cho died in 1011 with the positions of Vice Director of the Left of the Secretariat (상서좌복야; 尙書左僕射; sangsŏ chwa pogya) and assistant executive in political affairs (참지정사; 參知政事; ch'amji chŏngsa), and was given the posthumous name of Konghwa.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 박, 진훈. "조지린 (趙之遴)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "[김성회의 뿌리를 찾아서] <51> 배천조씨·임천조씨". 세계일보 (in Korean). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ 정, 복규 (17 November 2014). "(113)배천 조씨(白川趙氏)-66,155명". 서울이코노미뉴스. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Kahm, Howard (2024). Koryŏsa: The History of Koryŏ, the Annals of the Kings, 918-1095 (1st ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 207. ISBN 9780824897130.
- ^ Yun, Peter (October 2012). "Koryŏ–Khitan Relations and Khitan Cultural Influence in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries" (PDF). Journal of Central Eurasian Studies. 3: 69–83. Retrieved 12 May 2025.