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Yi Chehyŏn was a scholar-official of late Koryŏ. He served as Chief Minister of Three Offices (p’ansam sasa 判三司事) and Chief State Councilor (chŏngsŭng 政丞) under multiple kings. He played a key role in Koryŏ-Yuan diplomacy. Yi spent six years (1314–1320) in the Yuan capital Yanjing to assist King Ch’ungsŏn 忠宣王 (1275–1325) at his studio, the Hall of Ten Thousand Books (Man’gwŏndang), and interacted with leading Chinese scholars of the time, such as Yao Sui 姚燧 (1238–1313) and Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254–1322). Later, Yi supported King Kongmin 恭愍王 (1330–1374) in executing political and social reforms. +
Cho Sin 曹伸 (1454–1529) was an early Chosŏn writer, interpreter, and scholar-official. He was a sŏja son of Cho Kyemun 曺繼門 (15th century), County Magistrate (hyŏn’gam) of Ulchin. Despite his social status, Cho was able to gain success and fame for his many talents. He had a supportive relationship with his half-brother [[P237|Cho Wi 曹偉 (1454–1503)]] and brother-in-law [[P265|Kim Chongjik 金宗直 (1431–1492)]] who were leading scholar-officials of the time. Recognized for his poetic competence and fluency in Chinese and Japanese, Cho served in diplomatic missions to China and Japan as an interpreter and exchanged poems with foreign officials. He was subsequently promoted to the Head of the Office of Translators (Sayŏgwŏn chŏng). Cho was valued by [[P513|King Sŏngjong]] who repeatedly summoned him to the court to write poems and engage in scholarly discussion. When [[P237|Cho Wi]] was sent into exile following the literati purge in 1498, Cho Sin resigned from his office and returned to his to hometown Kimch’ŏn where he continued his publication efforts until his death in 1529. In 1543, he was posthumously awarded the title of Minister of Public Works (Kongjo p’ansŏ) for his literary achievements. +
A Chinese from Yannan who served under King Ch’ungsuk during the Mongol rule of Koryŏ. Accused of abuse and misuse of power, Yang returned to China. +
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