Wang Cha-ji

Wang Cha-ji (1066 – 30 March 1122) was a Korean politician, general, and ambassador during the Goryeo period. He was the deputy of military commander Yun Kwan and trained seventeen-thousand Jurchen soldiers from 1100 to 1108.

Biography
Wang Cha-ji was from Haeju. His ancestors were originally surnamed Pak, but his great-grandfather Pak Yu changed his surname from Pak to Wang. Later he helped his brother-in-law Wang Kuk-mo in a military coup and the killing of Yi Cha-ŭi (이자의 李資義).

During the reign of King Sukjong he was appointed as a palace attendant. In 1108 he was appointed to Byeongmaban-gwan and entourage to General Yun Kwan.

He successively filled various government posts, including Deputy Director of the Palace Directorate, Director of the Palace Directorate , Director of the Office of Guest Affairs , and Administrator of Memorials of the Security Council.

In 1115, he was appointed as Minister of Personnel and envoy to China's Song Dynasty. Thereafter in 1117 he was the Left Policy Advisor and Associate Commissioner of the Security Council. In 1122, he was the Minister of Personnel, Assistant Executive in Political Affairs and Superintendent of the Ministry of Revenue. He died that year at age 56.