장윤화 張允和
Official who served as Governor of Jeolla; founder of the Gamsa-gong branch and father of Jang Gyeong-ji, who settled in Sejong
| Life | 1367 ~ 1422 |
| Era | 조선 전기 |
| Clan | 흥덕 장씨 |
Life & career
Jang Yun-hwa (1367-1422) was an official active in late Goryeo and early Joseon, of the Heungdeok Jang clan and a native of Heungdeok county in Jeolla. He passed the civil examination in 1388 (the examiners being Jeong Do-jeon and Gwon Geun). In 1398, serving as Gamseung, he was jailed by the Sungun and released but lost his land and slaves to the state; in 1413 he went as inspector to Gangwon and Yeonggil provinces to correct local abuses.
In 1418, as Saheonbu Jibui, he impeached Gwon Sang-on, Magistrate of Anseong, and was dismissed and jailed but soon had his rank restored. Under King Sejong he worked as Uigeumbu Jinmu and won Taejong's trust, rising through Pan Yebinsi-sa and Ji Byeongjo-sa to Byeongjo Chamui; a relative, Bak Eun, repeatedly recommended him. He became Ijo Chamui in 1419 and Governor of Jeolla in 1420.
In 1421 Bak Cho, Naval Commander of Jeolla, and Bak Hui-jung, Magistrate of Yeongam, exposed some fifty counts of misconduct; he was accused of bribing powerful figures for help and of setting fire to a provincial storehouse to destroy evidence, and was dismissed. He died in 1422 in exile at Buyeo. The Sejong Sillok obituary judges him quick at business but greedy and jealous. The Heungseong Jang of Sejong City are the Gamsa-gong branch descended from him, and his son Jang Gyeong-ji was the settler.
Settlement in Sejong
According to Sejong Cultural Center sources, the settler Jang Gyeong-ji (b. 1394) was a son of a Haman Yun mother and married a Gangneung Kim; he served as Jongbusi Jikjang. After settling at Beonam-teo in Wachon-ri, Yeonseo-myeon, the village was at one point called "Jang-clan village"; the exact reason is not recorded, but a Gangneung Kim presence in Ssangnyu-ri suggests a move through marriage. Descendants also moved to Nosong-ri, Yeondong-myeon in the mid-19th century.
Descendants
His son Jang Gyeong-ji (b. 1394) settled at Beonam-teo in Wachon-ri, Yeonseo-myeon, Sejong, forming a clan village.