Ch'oe Ŭi became military leader of Goryeo after his father's death. He was beautiful in appearance, quiet and shy, but in other sources, Ch'oe Ŭi was...

Ch'oe Yun-ŭi was a Korean inventor, politician, publisher, and writer during the Goryeo Dynasty. Ch'oe Yun-ŭi compiled the Sangjeong Gogeum Yemun (Korean: 상정예문;...

the Goryeo period. After overthrowing the previous military ruler, Yi Ŭi-min, Ch'oe consolidated his power through purges and presented reform measures...

day of the 4th lunar month when he was assassinated by General Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn. Yi Ŭi-min was born of slave status, and his father Yi Sŏn (이선; 李善) was...

himself Kim Ch'ung. Kim Chun was good at riding and archery. In 1258, Ch'oe Ŭi was overthrown and killed by Kim Chun and Yu Kyŏng (1211–1289). Kim Chun...

Ch'oe Hang (Korean: 최항; Hanja: 崔沆; 1209 – 17 May 1257) was the third dictator of the Ch'oe Military regime, which dominated Goryeo for six decades before...

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...

including Kŭm Ŭi (금의; 琴儀), Chŏng Pang-bo (정방보; 鄭邦輔), and Mun Yu-p'il (문유필; 文惟弼), under the pretext of eradicating corruption. Thus, Ch'oe U fully consolidated...

replacing the Six Divisions of the military. In 1258, Ch'oe Ŭi, the fourth dictator of the Ch'oe family, was overthrown by Kim Chun (also known as Kim...

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...

military regime. 1197, Goryeo: Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn of Goryeo staged a military coup that ousted and killed military dictator Yi Ŭi-min, and deposed King Myeongjong...

Kwan Chŏng Chung-bu Yi Ŭi-bang Kyŏng 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...

Crown Prince, he rebelled against Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn, the military leader of that time, and his younger brother Ch'oe Ch'ung-su. Huijong grew truly hostile...

official of Korean ethnicity serving the Mongol-led Yuan. His mother, Lady Ch'oe, came from a family originally from Deungju (present-day Anbyŏn County,...

of local officials. In March 1258, Ch'oe Ui of the Goryeo military regime was assassinated by Kim Chun, ending Ch'oe family dominance and returning the...

posthumously honoured as Ui-Bi (의비; 懿妃; lit. virtuous queen) at first. The future Queen Uihye was born in 1304 into the Yeongheung Ch'oe clan as the youngest...

the king. In 1014, due to a lack of government funds, Chang and Hwangbo Yu-ŭi, both civil officials, proposed to reduce the salary of the military officials...

again and demanded punishment for the five men, even the chief minister Ch'oe Yun-ŭi went straight to the king's residence and had a quarreled. Knowing this...

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...

272-275. 지은이대한민국문교부. (1981) 나의조국 : 재외국민용 (Na ŭi choguk : chaeoe kungmin yong), p. 110. Ch'oe, pp. 85-86. Ch'oe, Chong-go. (2005). Law and Justice in Korea:...

Yi Ŭi-bang, Kyŏng Tae-sŭng, and Yi Ŭi-min. After twenty-seven years on the throne, he was sent into exile by the military ruler of the time, Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn...

Chang-sok, Choe Chang-sun, Choe Tong-u, Ri Kon-u Korean name Chosŏn'gŭl 최창익 Hancha 崔昌益 Revised Romanization Choe Chang-ik McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Ch'angik...

of his one and only son, Prince Gyeongchunwon. According to contemporary Ch'oe Sung-no, Gwangjong "was careful and laconic, but bold if he had to seize...

culminating in the Ch'oe military dictators, held the real power in Goryeo. In their first year, General Yi Ko was murdered by General Yi Ui-bang who subsequently...

충정공) Daughter - Lady Choe of the Haeju Choe clan (해주 최씨) Son-in-law - Yi Ui-seok (이의석) of the Deoksu Yi clan Grandson - Yi Cheon (이천; 李蕆); grandfather...

downfall of the Goryeo military regime and of its last Choe dictator, Ch'oe Ui. Monsoon anomalies triggered by the Samalas eruption may have also impacted...

personal names: Footnotes on page 1: Ch'oe Hyŏnbae (최현배), Chŏng Insŏp (정인섭), Kim Sŏn'gi (김선기) Footnotes on page 4: Ch'oe Namsŏn (崔南善 (최남선)) Footnotes on page...

of the Dongju Ch'oe clan (영비 최씨) – No issue. Royal Consort Ui of the Jangyeon No clan (의비 노씨) – No issue. Royal Consort Suk of the Ch'oe clan (숙비 최씨) –...

needed] Guaranda, Ecuador Ulan-Ude, Russia Ch'oe Ch'ung (984–1068), Confucian scholar and poet Ch'oe Yun-ŭi (1102–1162), Confucian scholar Choe Manri (d...

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