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.
Ch'oe Ŭi
최의 | |
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Military Leader of Goryeo | |
In office 1257–1258 | |
Monarch | Gojong of Goryeo |
Preceded by | Ch'oe Hang |
Succeeded by | Kim Chun |
Personal details | |
Born | 1233 |
Died | 1258 |
Spouse | Lady Lee |
Children | - |
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Ch'oe Ŭi | |
Hangul | 최의 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Choe Ui |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Ŭi |
When he was born in 1233, his father was a monk. In 1257, 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 described as cowardly and obese. He learned poetry and writing. The Ch'oe regime ended, after Ch'oe Ŭi was assassinated by Kim Chun in order to take the power. His ancestors were all trained in the martial arts, but Ch'oe Ŭi did not, probably because by then, the Ch'oe family was very wealthy, and no fighting on the battlefields was necessary.
Ch'oe Ŭi was the last of the Ch'oe rulers that lasted 60 years, during which Goryeo could resist the Mongol invasions. In 1258, Kim Chun overthrew him. Other accounts claim that some troops were trying to push the heavy tyrant over the wall but were killed before they could do so because he was so fat. After the fall of the Ch'oe military regime, the Sambyeolcho, the private army of the Ch'oe family, separated from the Goryeo government and attempted to start its nation. Still, this rebellion was defeated by a Mongol-Goryeo army.
Preceded by | Military Leader of Goryeo 1257–1258 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Leader of Ubong Ch'oe Military regime
(House of Ch'oe) |
Succeeded by None |