고용후 高用厚

Son of Ko Gyeong-myeong, civil official and Magistrate of Yeonghae who petitioned for the restoration of his grandfather's rank

Autograph letter sent by Eunbong An Bang-jun to Magistrate of Yeonghae Ko Yong-hu (not a portrait) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fatfinger2018 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 (Fatfinger2018, Wikimedia Commons)

Life	1577 ~ 1648
Era	조선 중기
Clan	장흥 고씨

Life & career

Ko Yong-hu (1577-1648) was a mid-Joseon civil official of the Jangheung Ko clan and the sixth son of the righteous-army leader Ko Gyeong-myeong. The series on the Gwangju head house says he was born in 1577 and passed the civil examination, and a Wikimedia Commons description gives his years as 1577-1648 and says he served as Magistrate of Yeonghae.

When his father and brothers Ko Jong-hu and Ko In-hu died in the Imjin War he was still young. He later petitioned for the restoration of his grandfather Ko Maeng-yeong's rank, which was granted in 1612.

Commons holds an autograph letter that Eunbong An Bang-jun sent to Ko Yong-hu as Magistrate of Yeonghae, hinting at his exchange with scholars of the day. His other posts and writings could not be confirmed here.

Grave

His tomb could not be confirmed.

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고경명Righteous-army leader of the Imjin War who raised volunteers in Honam and fell at Geumsan; pen name Jebong, posthumous title Chungryeol 고종후Eldest son of Ko Gyeong-myeong who raised a revenge army and died in the second Battle of Jinju; pen name Junbong, posthumous title Hyoyeol 고인후Second son of Ko Gyeong-myeong who died with his father at Geumsan; pen name Hakbong, posthumous title Uiyeol 고광순Twelfth-generation descendant of Ko Gyeong-myeong who led Honam righteous armies and died at Yeongoksa in Gurye; pen name Nokcheon 고정주Eleventh-generation descendant of Ko Gyeong-myeong who opened the Yeonghak school in Changpyeong; pen name Chungang 고맹영Father of Ko Gyeong-myeong, Governor of Gangwon and Vice Director of the Hongmungwan; pen name Hacheon

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