Joseon minister of Taxation known for guarding the historian's brush during the Gimyo purge; pen name Imjindang
| Life | 1490 ~ 1568 |
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 평강 채씨 |
Chae Se-yeong (1490-1568) was a mid-Joseon official of the Pyeonggang seat, courtesy name Yeongji and pen name Imjindang. His great-grandfather Chae Hyo-sun was magistrate of Myeoncheon, his grandfather Chae Dam an inspector, and his father Chae Ja-yeon a senior official of the Donnyeongbu; his elder brothers were Chae Se-ho and Chae Se-geol, the latter said to have passed the civil examination in 1510 and served as vice minister of Personnel and governor of three provinces.
He passed the licentiate examination in 1510 and the special civil examination in 1517. In 1519, as a recorder at the Spring and Autumn Office during the Gimyo purge, he left an anecdote of protecting the historian's brush, after which he is said to have been sidelined for four years. In 1533 he served in the Crown Prince's academy, as inspector and as Hongmungwan director; in 1537 he became head of the Sungkyunkwan and in 1545 went to Ming China as an envoy.
In 1550, as governor of Gyeongsang and vice minister of Taxation, he took part in compiling the Veritable Records of Jungjong. He was mayor of Hanseong in 1558 and right consultant in 1560, and rose to minister of Works and of Taxation and to consultant with the royal lecture post. His tomb is at Uigok in Gwangju, Gyeonggi. His posthumous title and writings are not given in the Wikipedia article and were not confirmed here.
During the 1519 Gimyo purge Chae Se-yeong, a recorder, is said to have protected the historian's brush, after which he was sidelined for four years. The details of the anecdote were not confirmed here.
He served as head of the Sungkyunkwan, governor of Gyeongsang, mayor of Hanseong and right consultant before becoming minister of Works and of Taxation, and consultant with the royal lecture post. In 1550 he took part in compiling the Veritable Records of Jungjong.
With his brother Chae Se-geol he led the clan's early Joseon rise and is seen as part of the base of the scholar-official house that later produced Chae Yu-hu and Chae Je-gong. The direct genealogical link to them was not confirmed here.
At Uigok in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province.
He is said to have had sons Chae Gye-heung and Chae Yun-heung and a daughter who married Sin Hyo-byeon; the wife's lineage is written two ways in Wikipedia, so exact relations are hard to confirm.