Ch'ang Chori (; ?-?) was the prime minister of
Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...
during the reigns of Kings
Bongsang and
Micheon.
Background
Ch'ang Chori's origins or ancestry is not mentioned in historical records. It can be inferred that Prime Minister Ch'ang Chori came from a notable noble family because he served in high government positions such as ''Taesaja'' and ''Taejubu''.
Biography
Reign of King Bongsang
Ch'ang Chori is first mentioned to have served as ''Taesaja'' of the South Province, and later as ''Taejubu''. He rose to the position of Prime Minister in the year 294, succeeding Prime Minister
Sang-nu. In 296,
Emperor You of the
Xianbei
The Xianbei (; ) were an ancient nomadic people that once resided in the eastern Eurasian steppes in what is today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Northeastern China. The Xianbei were likely not of a single ethnicity, but rather a multiling ...
Former Yan
Yan, known in historiography as the Former Yan (; 337–370), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Murong clan of the Xianbei during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. From Liaoning, the Former Yan later conquered and ruled over Hebei, Shaanxi, ...
Kingdom, invaded
Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...
. With this invasion, Ch'ang Chori urged the
King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
to assign ''Taehyŏng'' general
Ko Noja to the position of Castlelord of
Shin Fortress. The Former Yan forces were defeated due to this assignment. When King Bongsang became corrupt and violent, Ch'ang Chori resigned from the position of Prime Minister and planned a coup to overthrow the tyrant and place
Ko Ŭlbul, the King's nephew, on the throne. Ch'ang Chori staged the coup in the year 300, and overthrew King Bongsang, who committed suicide upon being banished.
Reign of King Micheon
Ch'ang Chori was reinstated to the position of prime minister under King Micheon. Samguk Sagi describes the benign rule of King Micheon, and his advisor Prime Minister Ch'ang Chori. The year of his death is unknown.
See also
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Three Kingdoms of Korea
The Three Kingdoms of Korea or Samhan (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) competed for hegemony over the Korea, Korean Peninsula during the ancient period of History of Korea, Korean history. During the Three Kingdoms period (), many states and statele ...
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Goguryeo
Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...
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Micheon of Goguryeo
King Micheon (died 331, r. 300–331) was the 15th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
Background and rise to the throne
He was the grandson of the 13th king Seocheon, and the son of the '' gochuga'' Go Dol- ...
Sources
* ''Samguk Sagi, Goguryeo Bon-Gi''
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