Cho Hŏn

Cho Hŏn
Hangul
조헌
Hanja
趙憲
RRJo Heon
MRCho Hŏn
Art name
Hangul
중봉, 도원, 후율
Hanja
重峯, 陶原, 後栗
RRJungbong, Dowon, Huyul
MRChungbong, Towŏn, Huyul
Courtesy name
Hangul
여식
Hanja
汝式
RRYeosik
MRYŏsik
Posthumous name
Hangul
문열
Hanja
文烈
RRMunyeol
MRMunyŏl

Cho Hŏn (Korean: 조헌; Hanja: 趙憲, 1544 – 1592) was a Joseon official and militia leader in Korea at the time of the Imjin war. He believed that Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi posed a threat to Korean security, but his warnings were not heeded. When war broke out in 1592, he raised a volunteer militia to resist the Japanese invaders. He was killed during the second battle of Geumsan in 1592.