Gi Ja-oh

General

Gi Ja-o

of the Haengju Gi clan
General; Gi Ja-o; of the Haengju Gi clan
Born	Kingdom of Goryeo
Imperial Title given by the Yuan dynasty	King Yeong of An (영안왕, 榮安王)
Spouse(s)	Lady, of Iksan Yi clan
Children	; Gi Cheol; ; ; ; Empress Gi
Relations	Gi Gwan (father); Gi Hong-yeong (grandfather); Gi Yun-suk (great-grandfather); Yi Haeng-geom (father-in-law);
Korean name
Hangul	기자오
Hanja	奇子敖
Revised Romanization	Gi Ja-o
McCune–Reischauer	Ki Ch'a-o
Posthumous name
Hangul	장헌
Hanja	莊獻
Revised Romanization	Jangheon
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'anghŏn

Gi Ja-o or Ki Ja-oh (1266–1328) was a Goryeo general and nobleman who mostly famous for being the father of Empress Gi,^[1] the primary empress of Toghon Temür of the Yuan dynasty. He was stationed, as a commander in Inju (present-day Incheon). During Empress Gi's regency, he was granted the imperial title of King and through her, he eventually became the maternal grandfather of the founder of Northern Yuan, Biligtü Khan.

In popular culture[]

Portrayed by in 2013–2014 MBC TV series Empress Ki.^[2]

References[]

^ Kyung Moon Hwang A History of Korea, London: Palgrave, 2010 page 56
^ "Empress Ki: Character Introductions". 3 November 2013.

Gi Ja-oh on Encykorea (in Korean).

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[1] Kyung Moon Hwang A History of Korea, London: Palgrave, 2010 page 56

[2] "Empress Ki: Character Introductions". 3 November 2013.

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