Choe Ui

Choe Ui
최의
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 -
Father Choe Hang
Choe Ui
Hangul 최의
Hanja 崔竩
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: Choi Hang (1209 – 17 May 1257) (최항)
    • Grandfather: Choe U (1166 - 10 December 1249) (최우)
    • Grandmother: Seo Ryeon-bang (서련방)[1]
  • Mother: Unnamed concubine
  • Wife: Lady Lee of Inju Lee clan (인주 이씨)[2]
  • Concubine: Shim Gyeong (심경)[3]

References

  1. ↑ A prostitute.
  2. ↑ Daughter of Lee Jang-Yong (1201-1272) (이장용).
  3. ↑ Originally she was one of the concubine of his father.
  • 최의 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
Preceded by
Choe Hang		 Military Leader of Goryeo
1257–1258		 Succeeded by
Kim Jun
Preceded by
Choe Hang		 Leader of Ubong Choe Military regime

(House of Choe)
1257–1258

Succeeded by
None
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