Yun Chwi-ji

Yun Chwi-ji (尹就之, February 24, 1583 in the leap month of the Lunar calendar – February 18, 1644) was a civil official and politician of the mid-Joseon period. His family seat was Haeping, and his courtesy name was Jungjang (仲將). On August 27, 1614 (the 6th year of Gwanghaegun), he was registered as a Third-Class Wiseong Wonjong Merit Subject (衛聖原從功臣三等).

Life

Yun Chwi-ji was born in 1583 in the leap second month, 24th day of the lunar calendar, as the grandson of Yun Du-su of Oeum, and as the son of Yun Heun, a Hoseong Merit Subject during the Byeongja and Jeongmyo Horan, and of his wife of the Jeonju Yi clan. Yun Sin-ji, a son-in-law of King Seonjo, was his cousin, being the son of his paternal uncle Yun Bang. Yun Geun-su, a Grand Master for Universal Support, was his great-uncle, and Yun Hwon, who served as Governor of Pyeongan Province, was his uncle. His mother of the Jeonju Yi clan was the daughter of Dojeong Yi Hye, and a fourth-generation descendant of Grand Prince Wolsan, grandson of King Sejo.

From 1592 to 1593, when his grandfather Yun Du-su and his uncle Yun Gan and others accompanied King Seonjo to Uiju, he went to Uiju with his family, and in 1604 (the 37th year of Seonjo) he was registered as a Third-Class Hoseong Wonjong Merit Subject (扈聖原從功臣).

In 1610 (the 2nd year of Gwanghaegun) he passed the Saengwon examination and became a Saengwon, and the following year he entered public service through the system. On August 27, 1614 (the 6th year of Gwanghaegun), he was registered as a Third-Class Merit Subject (衛聖原從功臣三等). After holding several posts, he was promoted in 1617 (the 9th year of Gwanghaegun) to Junior Secretary (刑曹佐郞) of the . That same year he became Junior Secretary of the Board of Punishments, but was transferred because his father Yun Heun's concubine was the sister of Seo Yang-gap, a figure involved in the Chilseo Incident of the . In November 1617, he opposed the proposal to depose and was dismissed from office, but was later reinstated, and in September 1619 he became Secretary (正郞) of the .