Jo Tae-chae

Jo Tae-chae (趙泰采, 1660 – 12 November 1722) was a civil official of Joseon. His courtesy name was Yuryang (幼亮), his pen name was Iwudang (二憂堂), his posthumous name was Chungik (忠翼), and his family seat was Yangju.

Life

During the reign of Sukjong, he passed the civil service examination and served as Junior Compiler, Recorder, Assistant Secretary, Secretary, Examining Official, Lecturer, Assistant Lecturer, and Junior Compiler again. He then served as Assistant Secretary, Assistant Lecturer, Royal Lecturer, Secretary, and Compiler, and again as Secretary, Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, Royal Lecturer, Examining Official, Literary Official, Junior Compiler, and Recorder. After serving as Personnel Office Junior Secretary and Remonstrance Official, he became a royal secretary, concurrently serving as an Assistant Secretary of the Royal Lecture Office. He was then promoted to Vice Royal Secretary and Senior Censor, and advanced to Vice Minister of Personnel. He held the posts of Chief Censor, Chief Royal Secretary, and Vice Minister of Personnel in succession, then served as Governor of Pyeongan Province before becoming Chief Censor again, Minister of Revenue, Mayor of Hanseong, Minister of Works, Minister of War, Vice-Minister of Justice, Commissioner of the Royal Stables, Minister of Personnel, Minister of Rites, Concurrent Director of the Royal Confucian Academy, Supervisor of the Royal Stables, Left Assistant State Councillor, and Acting Lecturer of the Royal Lecture Office. He again served as Minister of War, Vice-Minister of Justice, Minister of Works, and Minister of Personnel, and finally reached the post of Right State Councillor.

In 1713, while serving as Jungchungui Busa, he visited the Qing dynasty. As one of the Four Ministers of the , after 's accession he opposed the over the investiture of Prince Yeonim (later ) as heir apparent. He failed to achieve his aims, was exiled to , and died after receiving . His written work is the (二憂堂集).