Choe Ui
Choe Ui 최의 | |
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| Military Leader of Goryeo | |
| In office 1257–1258 | |
| Monarch | Gojong of Goryeo |
| Preceded by | Choe Hang |
| Succeeded by | Kim Jun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1233 |
| Died | 1258 |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Lee |
| Children | - |
| Parent(s) |
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| Choe Ui | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Ui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Ui |
Choe Ui (1233 – 1258) (최의) was the fourth and last Choe dictator of the Ubong Choe Military regime.
Biography[]
When he was born in 1233, his father was a monk. In 1257, Choe Ui became military leader of Goryeo after his father's death. He was beautiful in appearance, quiet and shy. He learned poetry and writing. The Choe regime ended, after Choe Ui was assassinated by Kim Jun in order to take the power. His ancestors were all trained in the martial arts, but Choe Ui did not, probably because by then, the Choe family was very wealthy, and no fighting on the battlefields was necessary.
Family[]
- Father: Choe Hang (1209 – 17 May 1257) (최항)
- Mother: Unnamed concubine
- Wives:
- Lady, of the Inju Yi clan (부인 인주 이씨)[2] – No issue.
- Lady Sim Gyeong (심경)[3] – No issue.
In popular culture[]
- Portrayed by Baek Jong-Min in the 2012 MBC TV series God of War.
References[]
External links[]
- 최의 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
Categories:
- 13th-century Korean people
- Choe clan of Ubong
- 1233 births
- 1258 deaths
- Regents of Korea
- Executed Korean people
- Leaders ousted by a coup