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Cho Wi

1287 – 1348

Goryeo official

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About Cho Wi

Lived 1287 – 1348 (aged 60–61).

Cho Wi (; 1287 – December 1, 1348) 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 Ollyŏ . 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. Cho married Lady Na, the daughter of Na Yu , and had a son with her named, Hŭngmun, better known as Cho Ilsin.

Via protected appointment due to the rank of his father, Cho Wi was given his first government office of a at the Ch'anghŭigung at the age of nine by Korean age reckoning. On October 4, 1310, Cho was promoted to left assistant transmitter by King Chungseon.

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Important facts

Born
1287
Birth century
Also known as
Jo Wi

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People whose lives overlapped Cho Wi's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Cho Wi?

Goryeo official

When was Cho Wi born?

Cho Wi was born in 1287.

When did Cho Wi die?

Cho Wi died on 1 December 1348.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cho Wi

· Wikidata: Q135670051

· DBpedia: Cho Wi

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