Official who joined righteous-army activity in the Imjin War and later passed the civil examination; magistrate of Gangnyeong
| Life | 1565 ~ 1635 |
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 충주 지씨 |
Ji Seong-hae (1565-1635) was a mid-Joseon civil official of the Chungju clan with the courtesy name Jungsim. His father Ji I-jeong served as a captain of the Naegeumwi guard, and his mother was of the Jeju Go clan. During the Imjin War he is said to have raised and led a righteous army together with Yi In-seo.
He passed the licentiate examination in 1615 (Gwanghaegun 7), and in 1617 he submitted a memorial as representative of the licentiates, with the jinsa Kim I-il and others, urging that the question of deposing Queen Dowager Inmok be settled by public opinion. The memorial arose within the debate over deposing the queen dowager, and assessments of its political character may differ by era and viewpoint.
He passed the special civil examination in 1618 and served as magistrate of Gangnyeong in Hwanghae. He died in 1635 (Injo 13) and was posthumously given the rank of Tonghun daebu. His tomb is at Seseong-ri, Salmi-myeon, Chungju, North Chungcheong.
When the Imjin War broke out, Ji Seong-hae is known to have raised a righteous army with Yi In-seo. The scale of his own unit and battle records could not be confirmed in this research.
Having passed the licentiate examination in 1615, on 28 November 1617 he submitted a memorial as representative of the licentiates together with Kim I-il and others. It asked that the great principle be made clear amid controversy over the queen dowager following a curse affair, and was sent down to the State Council. Because the deposition of the queen dowager later became one of the justifications of the 1623 Restoration, the memorial should be read carefully as an act within the politics of its time.
He passed the special civil examination in 1618 and served as magistrate of Gangnyeong; he died in 1635 and was posthumously given the rank of Tonghun daebu. He has an entry in the Chungju Local Culture Encyclopedia, which presents his line through great-grandfather Ji Gye-ha, grandfather Ji Baek-rin and father Ji I-jeong.
His tomb is at Seseong-ri, Salmi-myeon, Chungju, with a stele inscribed with his title Tonghun daebu, magistrate of Gangnyeong, Lord Ji of Chungju.
His great-grandfather was Ji Gye-ha and grandfather Ji Baek-rin; his wife was of the Yeoheung Min clan, daughter of Min Jeong-bok.