Joseon scholar-official who served as Director of Special Counselors and minister of Personnel under King Hyojong; pen name Hoju, posthumous title Munhye
| Life | 1599 ~ 1660 |
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 평강 채씨 |
Chae Yu-hu (1599-1660) was a mid-Joseon official of the Pyeonggang seat, courtesy name Baekchang, pen name Hoju and posthumous title Munhye. Academy of Korean Studies material says his father was the licentiate Chung-yeon. Wikipedia says he passed the civil examination in first place in 1623 (the 1st year of Injo), while one person database records 1621, so the year varies by source.
Under King Hyojong he is said to have served as Director of Special Counselors, inspector general and minister of Personnel, of Punishments and of Rites. He was responsible for compiling the Veritable Records of Injo and the Revised Records of Seonjo and took part in compiling those of Hyojong; one source says that even after becoming minister of Personnel he held the Director post concurrently for eight years while submitting repeated resignations.
Two sijo poems survive, and his collected works are the Hoju-jip. For the Hoju-jip, King Yeongjo wrote the preface, Chae Je-gong calligraphed it and Chae Paeng-yun wrote the postscript. Chae Je-gong's family describes him as a great-great-uncle.
He is said to have passed the civil examination in first place in 1623 (1621 in some sources), and under Hyojong served as Director of Special Counselors, inspector general and minister of Personnel, Punishments and Rites.
He was responsible for compiling the Records of Injo and the Revised Records of Seonjo and took part in those of Hyojong. Specific posts by year differ among sources and were not fixed here.
The Hoju-jip, with a preface by Yeongjo, calligraphy by Chae Je-gong and a postscript by Chae Paeng-yun, is presented as evidence of the clan's line of literati. It was highlighted in the 2023 exhibition and symposium of the Suwon Hwaseong Museum.
The tomb was not confirmed here.