오자경 吳子慶
Military official under King Sejo who suppressed the Yi Si-ae rebellion and became Prince Bosan; posthumous title Yangmu
| Life | 1414 ~ 1478 |
| Era | 조선 전기 |
| Clan | 보성 오씨 |
Life & career
O Ja-gyeong (1414-1478) was an early-Joseon military official of the Boseong O clan with courtesy name Gilbo and posthumous title Yangmu. He passed the military examination in 1454, served in the Naegeumwi and then as a northern frontier officer, and was named a second-class Jwaik Wonjong merit subject for helping King Sejo's accession.
In 1461 he was promoted to Chimji of the Jungchuwon and served as Jinmu of Hamgil and magistrate of Gyeongwon; in 1466 he passed the military re-examination and Deungjunsi in succession. For suppressing the Yi Si-ae rebellion in 1467 he was named a third-class Jeongchung Jeokgae merit subject and made Prince Bosan.
He became military commander of central Pyeongan in 1469, was exiled to Jeonju in 1473, and was recalled in 1475, regaining his rank and being re-enfeoffed. He died in 1478 at the age of 65. His son O Sun rose to Vice Minister of Works and his eldest grandson O Chan to Gaseon Daebu; his tomb is at Bosanwon-ri, Gwangdeok-myeon, Cheonan, South Chungcheong.
The Yi Si-ae Rebellion
The Yi Si-ae rebellion broke out in Hamgil in 1467, and O Ja-gyeong became a third-class Jeokgae merit subject for suppressing it. In 1466 he had passed the military re-examination and Deungjunsi in succession, an unusual record for a military-examination general.
His exile to Jeonju in 1473 and release in 1475 are a turn in his career; the reason for the exile could not be confirmed here.
Grave
It is at Bosanwon-ri, Gwangdeok-myeon, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, South Chungcheong.
Descendants
His son O Sun (Vice Minister of Works) and eldest grandson O Chan (Gaseon Daebu) are recorded. He is honored as founder of the Yangmu-gong branch.