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Chae Je-gong
채제공
Chae Je-gong; 채제공
	Portrait of Chae Jegong who served as Yeonguijeong during the reign of King Jeongjo.
Left State Councillor
	In office; 25 January 1796 – 14 July 1798
Preceded by	Yu Yeon-ho
Succeeded by	Yi Byeong-mo
	In office; 14 November 1789 – 2 July 1793
Preceded by	Yi Jae-hyeop
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-su
Right State Councillor
	In office; 15 February 1795 – 25 January 1796
Preceded by	Yi Byeong-mo
Succeeded by	Yun Si-dong
	In office; 18 March 1788 – 14 November 1789
Preceded by	Yi Seong-won
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-su
Chief State Councillor
	In office; 2 July 1793 – 11 July 1793
Preceded by	Kim Ik
Succeeded by	Hong Nak-seong
Personal details
Born	12 May 1720; Hongju-mok, Chungcheong Province, Joseon
Died	22 February 1799 (aged 78); Hanseong-bu, Joseon
Spouse(s)	Lady, of the Dongbok Oh clan; Lady, of the Andong Kwon clan; Unnamed woman
Children	Chae Hong-won (adopted son); Chae Hong-geun (son); Chae Hong-sin (son)
Parents	Chae Eung-il (father); Lady, of the Yeonan Yi clan (mother);
Korean name
Hangul	채제공
Hanja	蔡濟恭
Revised Romanization	Chae Je-gong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ae Che-kong
Art name
Hangul	번암, 번옹
Hanja	樊巖, 樊翁
Revised Romanization	Beonam, Beonong
McCune–Reischauer	Pŏn'am, Pŏn'ong
Courtesy name
Hangul	백규
Hanja	伯規
Revised Romanization	Baekgyu
McCune–Reischauer	Paekkyu
Posthumous name
Hangul	문숙
Hanja	文肅
Revised Romanization	Munsuk
McCune–Reischauer	Munsuk

Chae Je-gong

Joseon-era Korean scholar and politician

Chae Je-gong (12 May 1720 – 22 February 1799^[1]) was a noted scholar, writer, politician of the Joseon period of Korea. Chae was the leader of the Southerners (or Namin faction) during the reign of King Jeongjo. He passed the regional civil examination (향시) at the age of 15, the mungwa exam at age 23 in 1743, and held high government offices throughout his life, the Yeonguijeong position (i.e. Chief State Councilor) among them.^[2] He came from the Pyeonggang Chae clan.

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In the Korean calendar (lunar), he was born on 6 April 1720 and died on 18 January 1799.

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Jae-eun Kang 2006, p. 387.

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Daughter of Oh Pil-woon (오필운; 吳弼運)

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Daughter of Kwon Sang-won (권상원; 權尙元)

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illegitimate daughter of Jeong Yak-yong's father, Jeong Jae-won (정재원; 丁載遠), so Lady Jeong and Jeong Yak-yong are half-siblings.

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Chae Je-gong 채제공
Portrait of Chae Jegong who served as Yeonguijeong during the reign of King Jeongjo.

Left State Councillor
In office 25 January 1796 – 14 July 1798
Preceded by	Yu Yeon-ho
Succeeded by	Yi Byeong-mo
In office 14 November 1789 – 2 July 1793
Preceded by	Yi Jae-hyeop
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-su
Right State Councillor
In office 15 February 1795 – 25 January 1796
Preceded by	Yi Byeong-mo
Succeeded by	Yun Si-dong
In office 18 March 1788 – 14 November 1789
Preceded by	Yi Seong-won
Succeeded by	Kim Jong-su
Chief State Councillor
In office 2 July 1793 – 11 July 1793
Preceded by	Kim Ik
Succeeded by	Hong Nak-seong

Personal details
Born	(1720-05-12)12 May 1720 Hongju-mok, Chungcheong Province, Joseon
Died	22 February 1799(1799-02-22) (aged 78) Hanseong-bu, Joseon
Spouse(s)	Lady, of the Dongbok Oh clan Lady, of the Andong Kwon clan Unnamed woman
Children	Chae Hong-won (adopted son) Chae Hong-geun (son) Chae Hong-sin (son)
Parents	Chae Eung-il (father) Lady, of the Yeonan Yi clan (mother)

Korean name
Hangul	채제공
Hanja	蔡濟恭
Revised Romanization	Chae Je-gong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ae Che-kong
Art name
Hangul	번암, 번옹
Hanja	樊巖, 樊翁
Revised Romanization	Beonam, Beonong
McCune–Reischauer	Pŏn'am, Pŏn'ong
Courtesy name
Hangul	백규
Hanja	伯規
Revised Romanization	Baekgyu
McCune–Reischauer	Paekkyu
Posthumous name
Hangul	문숙
Hanja	文肅
Revised Romanization	Munsuk
McCune–Reischauer	Munsuk