One of the 'Seven Friends of the River', secondary-son literati who protested status discrimination; son of Park Chung-gan
| Era | 조선 중기 |
| Clan | 상주 박씨 |
Park Chi-ui was a figure of Gwanghaegun's reign belonging to the Sangju Park. The Encyclopedia of Korean Culture lists him among the 'Seven Friends of the River' and gives his father as Park Chung-gan. His dates are unknown. Although his father was a high official, he was a son by a concubine and so barred from office.
Joseon law restricted such sons from examinations and appointments. Resentful, Park Chi-ui and his brother Park Chi-in mixed with other secondary sons of noble families, calling themselves the Seven Friends of the River, and built a pavilion named Mullyun on the Bukhan River at Yeoju where they shared poetry and wine.
In 1612 they killed a silver merchant at Joryeong pass and robbed some 600-700 nyang of silver. The group was arrested the next year, but Park Chi-ui alone escaped and disappeared from the record. The affair is generally described as leading to the 1613 Gyechuk purge. His story is not one of family glory, but it illustrates the social tragedy of the status system. Encyclopedia entries differ on the generation of his grandfather, so check the genealogy.
A circle of seven secondary sons of noble houses who gathered at the Mullyun pavilion on the Bukhan River at Yeoju.
His whereabouts after escape are unknown, so no tomb is recorded.