Ch'oe U (Korean: 최우; Hanja: 崔瑀; 1166 – 10 December 1249), also known as Ch'oe Yi (최이; 崔怡), was a military ruler and official during the later Goryeo period...

invasions. Ch'oe Hang continued on his predecessor Ch'oe U's anti-Mongol policy, and refused to surrender to the invaders. It is believed that the Ch'oe Military...

threatened Kaesong in the previous invasion, Ch'oe U sent his family to Ganghwa Island. In the spring of 1232, Ch'oe U gathered all the high officials at his...

T'ae-so. Kim T'ae-so's eldest son, Kim Yak-sŏn, was the son-in-law of Ch'oe U, the military dictator of Goryeo. Kim Yak-sŏn's daughter, later known as...

Gyeongju Ch'oe clan and became the Ubong Ch'oe clan. He married Lady Song, the daughter of general Song Ch'ŏng, and had two sons by her, Ch'oe U and Ch'oe Hyang...

1219, When Ch'oe U's father, Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn, was near death, Ch'oe U entrusted his son-in-law, Kim, to attend to Ch'oe's father as Ch'oe sought to protect...

Ch'oe Yŏng (Korean: 최영; Hanja: 崔瑩; 1316–1388), also romanized as Choi Young, was a Korean general born in Hongseong or Cheorwon during the Goryeo period...

“Chey”. Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn (1149–1219), military dictator of the Goryeo period Ch'oe U (1166–1249), military dictator of the Goryeo period Ch'oe Mu-sŏn (1330–1395)...

Choe Je-u (Korean: 최제우; Hanja: 崔濟愚; 18 December 1824 – 15 April 1864), art name Su-un (수운; 水雲), was a Korean religious leader. He was the founder of Donghak...

Tae-sŭng Yi Ŭi-min Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn, military dictator. Ch'oe U, military dictator. Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn's son. Pae Chung-son Kim T'ong-jŏng Ch'oe Mu-sŏn, scientist...

monarchs; Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn was succeeded in turn by his son Ch'oe U, his grandson Ch'oe Hang and his great-grandson Ch'oe Ŭi. When he took control, Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn...

by Ch'oe, who exercised moderation and leniency to the dethroned Hujiong, though Huijong was later exiled back to Yeongjongdo by Ch'oe's son Ch'oe U after...

Ch'oe Ŭi (Korean: 최의; Hanja: 崔竩; 1233–1258) was the fourth and last Ch'oe dictator of the Ubong Ch'oe Military regime. When he was born in 1233, his father...

to accept Mongol overseers. When they withdrew for the summer, however, Ch'oe U moved the capital from Kaesong to Ganghwa Island. Saritai was hit with...

military functions but were elements of the private army of the Ch'oe family. Ch'oe U's private armies superseded and replaced the royal armies. The Sambyeolcho...

granddaughter of Goryeo military dictator Ch'oe U, as her mother was Lady Ch'oe (최씨), the eldest daughter of Ch'oe U. Through her paternal uncle, Lady Kim...

Woo, or Wu, U include: Ch'oe U (1166–1249), military leader of Goryeo Wang U (1079–1122), the personal name of King Yejong of Goryeo Wang U (1365–1389)...

Buddhist sect Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn (1149–1219), a military ruler of Korea during the Goryeo Ch'oe U (died 1249), general of the Goryeo, son of Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn...

However Ch'oe U (r. 1219–1249) murdered all the darughachi and moved the court from Gaegyeong to the more defensible Ganghwa Island. Ch'oe was willing...

Moorish pharmacist (d. 1239) Arnold of Altena, German nobleman (d. 1209) Ch'oe U, Korean general and dictator (d. 1249) Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon, French...

put upon the throne by Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn, and all matters of life and death, decisions to accept or to reject, were in Ch'oe's hands. Sinjong stood above...

(then killing) General Ch'oe Yŏng, Yi Seong-gye usurped the throne from Goryeo's Dynasty and took control of the government. King U was deposed and replaced...

book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Choe, U-ram; 최우람 (2012). Ch'oe U-ram = Choe U-ram. Kaellŏri Hyŏndae, 갤러리 현대. Sŏul-si. ISBN 978-89-6736-015-3...

reign of King Uijong of Goryeo, a series of generals culminating in the Ch'oe military dictators, held the real power in Goryeo. In their first year,...

began in 1237 and was completed in 12 years, with support from Ch'oe U and his son Ch'oe Hang, and involving monks from both the Seon and Gyo schools....

funds. This decision angered the military officials, with Supreme Generals Ch'oe Chil and Kim Hun launching a military rebellion and seizing control of the...

Moorish pharmacist (d. 1239) Arnold of Altena, German nobleman (d. 1209) Ch'oe U, Korean general and dictator (d. 1249) Judah ben Isaac Messer Leon, French...

Ch'oe Mu-sŏn (Korean: 최무선; Hanja: 崔茂宣; 1330–1395) was a medieval Korean chemist, inventor, and military general during the late Goryeo Dynasty and early...

puppet monarchs; Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn was succeeded in turn by his son Ch'oe U, his grandson Ch'oe Hang and his great-grandson Ch'oe Ŭi. Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn forced...

with Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn, a renowned scholar, and Ch'oe Sŭng-u. In 885, he went to Tang China to study, and passed a civil examination there. Ch'oe, however...