Wang Cha-ji

Wang Chaji (; 1066 – 30 March 1122) was a Korean politician, general, and ambassador during the Goryeo period. He was the deputy of military commander Yun Kwan and trained seventeen-thousand Jurchen soldiers from 1100 to 1108.

Biography Wang Chaji was from Haeju. His ancestors were originally surnamed Pak, but his great-grandfather Pak Yu changed his surname from Pak to Wang. Later he helped his brother-in-law Wang Kungmo in a military coup and the killing of Yi Chaŭi .

During the reign of King Sukjong he was appointed as a palace attendant . In 1108 he was appointed to Pyŏngmap'an'gwan and entourage to General Yun Kwan.

He successively filled various government posts, including Deputy Director of the Palace Directorate , Director of the Palace Directorate , Director of the Office of Guest Affairs , and Administrator of Memorials of the Security Council .

In 1115, he was appointed as Minister of Personnel and envoy to China's Song dynasty. Thereafter in 1117 he was the Left Policy Advisor and Associate Commissioner of the Security Council . In 1122, he was the Minister of Personnel, Assistant Executive in Political Affairs and Superintendent of the Ministry of Revenue . He died that year at age 56.