Choe Chiwon (857-915 CE) was a celebrated poet and scholar of the Unified Silla kingdom which ruled Korea from 668 to 935 CE. Choe Chiwon adopted the pseudonym or brush name 'Orphan Cloud' and he became the most celebrated scholar-official of his generation gaining valuable political experience in Tang China. Choe was a prolific writer, but unfortunately, only a small portion of his works survive. His poems are the oldest to survive in any great quantity from ancient Korea.
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618 - 907The Tang Dynasty in China.
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668 - 935Unified Silla Kingdom in Korea.
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857 - 915Life of Korean poet and scholar Choe Chiwon.
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869Choe Chiwon leaves Korea to study in Tang China.
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874Choe Chiwon passes the Tang administration exam.
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879Choe Chiwon is appointed secretary to Gao Pian a Tang official.
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885Choe Chiwon returns to Silla from China where he is appointed Vice-minister of War.
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886A collection of Choe Chiwon's poems is published in Korea and China.
