Ha Ja-jong
Ha Ja-jong (河自宗, 1350–1433) was a scholar-official of late Goryeo and early Joseon. His family seat was Jinyang. His grandfather was [[Ha Jeup]], and his father was Grand Marshal Jinsan Buwongun [[Ha Yun-won]], who served as Chief Censor.
Born~Died 1350 ~ 1433Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- 1350 ~ 1433
- Term
- 1 August 1367 – 29 February 1368
- Monarch
- Goryeo King Gongmin Wang Gi
- Regent
- Yeongmunhasa Shin Don
- Term
- 1 March 1379 – 31 May 1381
- Monarch
- Goryeo King U Wang U
- Term
- 1 March 1386 – 31 March 1389
- Regent
- Munha Chanseongsa Ban Bok-hae, Supreme Councilor Yi Seong-gye, Queen Dowager of the Juju Ahn clan, Munha Sijung Yi Saek, Supreme Councilor Yi Seong-gye
- Term
- 1 March 1407 – 31 August 1412
- Regent
- Crown Prince Yi Je (former)
- Term
- 1 March 1422 – 31 March 1423
- Regent
- Retired King Yi Bang-won (former), Chief State Councilor Yu Jeong-hyeon (former)
- Born
- 1350
- Birthplace
- Yeosachon, Jinju, Gyeongsang Province, Goryeo
- Died
- 1433 (aged 84)
- Place of death
- Cheongju, Chungcheong Province, Joseon
- Education
- Passed the Goryeo civil service examination (daegwa) in 1367, placing first in the second grade (Jangwon)
- Party
- Independent
- Clan
- Jinyang
- Parents
- Ha Yun-won (father), Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (mother)
- Children
- Ha Yeon (son)
- Religion
- Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
- Honors
- Grand Protector of the Realm, Grand Master of Splendor, Left State Councilor, Concurrently Director of the Royal Lectures (大匡輔國崇祿大夫左議政領經筵事)
Contents
Ha Ja-jong (河自宗, 1350–1433) was a scholar-official of late Goryeo and the early Joseon period. His family seat was Jinyang. His grandfather was Ha Jeup, and his father was Grand Marshal Jinsan Buwongun Ha Yun-won, who served as Chief Censor.
Life
Goryeo period
In 1367 he passed the lower civil service examination and then placed first in the second grade of the higher civil service examination. He served as Junior Censor of the Office of Censors, Jeongnyang of the Ministry of Personnel, and Left and Right Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Punishments. In 1379, during the reign of King U, he was appointed Gachanseon-daebu and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Punishments. In 1381 he served as Governor of Punghae-do, and in 1383 he was appointed Governor of Jeolla-do (全羅道觀察使). He later served as Minister of War (兵部尙書).
Joseon period
In 1407 (the 7th year of King Taejong), as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works (工曹參議), he escorted 50 horses as annual tribute to the Ming dynasty. On his return he brought back the Biography of the Empress Gao (高皇后傳), which the emperor had bestowed. In 1412 he served as Magistrate of Hongju (洪州牧使), and in 1415 as Governor of Hwanghae-do (黃海道觀察使).
In 1418 (the 1st year of King Sejong) he served as Governor of Gongan (恭安府尹), and in 1422 he served as Magistrate of Cheongju (判淸州牧使). He died in 1433 (the 15th year of King Sejong). In 1447 (the 29th year of King Sejong), King Sejong the Great posthumously conferred on him the post of Left State Councilor (大匡輔國崇祿大夫左議政領經筵事).
Among his sons, Ha Yeon (河演) passed the Byeongja sikyeong mungwa examination in 1396 (the 5th year of King Taejo), placing third in the third rank, and became Chief State Councilor. Ha Gyeol (河潔) passed the Sinmyo sikyeong mungwa examination in 1411 (the 11th year of King Taejong), placing 14th as Dong Jinsa, and became Chief Remonstrator (大司諫).1
Family
- Great-grandfather: Ha Jik-ui (河直漪)
- Grandfather: Ha Jeup (河楫, Munha Chanseongsa)
- Grandmother: Lady Yi of the Cheongseong Yi clan (鐵城李氏, Jinhan )
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