Cho In'gyu
Goryeo official (1237 - 1308)
Cho In'gyu (Korean: 조인규; Hanja: 趙仁規; 1237 – May 15, 1308) was a Goryeo civil official. Originally an interpreter for the Goryeo crown prince, his success in helping arrange a marriage between the prince and Kublai Khan's daughter propelled Cho's rise in Goryeo officialdom. He would eventually become the chancellor of Goryeo by 1292 and marry his daughter to the crown prince, the future King Chungnyeol.
Biography
Cho In'gyu was born in 1237 in Sangwŏn as the son of Cho Yŏng (조영; 趙瑩) of the Pyongyang Cho clan. Cho's family was thought to be that of originally of commoner status. Cho In'gyu learned the Mongol language, due to Sangwŏn's close proximity to the Mongol-Goryeo border during Mongol invasions of Korea. Cho's courtesy name was Kŏjin, and his posthumous name was Chŏngsuk.
In 1269, due to Cho's proficiency in the Mongol language, Cho was selected to be the interpreter for Crown Prince Sim (the future King Chungnyeol) during his visit to the Yuan capital of Khanbaliq. As an interpreter, Cho was able to cultivate a relationship with not just the crown prince, but the prince's Mongol in-laws, his wife Princess Jeguk and his father-in-law, Emperor Kublai Khan. Due to his close ties to the royal families of Goryeo and the Yuan, Cho was able to quickly rise through the ranks of Goryeo officialdom.
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