Yu Ch'a-dal (), also known as Ryu Ch'a-dal () is the founder of the Korean

Munhwa Yu clan The Munhwa Yoo clan (), also known as the Munhwa Ryu clan (), is a Korean clan. Background In the 2015 South Korean census, 237,314 individuals identified themselves as part of the Munhwa Yoo clan, and 90,313 individuals identified themselve ...

. He was born in 28 August, 880AD by the lunar calendar and was named the lord () of Munhwa. He supported

Wang Kŏn Taejo (; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943), personal name Wang Kŏn (), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn (), was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. He ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three Kingdoms in 936. Background ...

by supplying Wang's armies with military carts. He was given the third-grade rank post of chief assistant executive, or ''daeseung'' () and awarded Three-Han Unification Merit Subject () by King Taejo Wang Kon of the

Goryeo Dynasty Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

for his help in unifying the

Korean Peninsula Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically divided at or near the 38th parallel between North Korea (Dem ...

. In January 2011, North Korea claimed to have found Yu's tomb in

Samchon County Samch'ŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Samch'ŏn county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town) and 19 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Sam county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean ...

. Yu Ch'a-dal only had one son who was called Yu Hyo-gŭm () and one grandson who was called Yu Kŭm-hwan ().There are some stories that tell he was one of or a son of one of the people moving into Goryeo after the fall of the kingdom of Balhae in the north to Khitan invaders from the Liao dynasty. Others say he was a descendant of a noble of Shilla who ran away after a failed rebellion.

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