Choe Myeong-gil explained
Choe Myeong-gil
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| Office: | Chief State Councillor |
| Term Start: | August 27, 1642 |
| Term End: | December 8, 1642 |
| Predecessor: | Yi Seong-gu |
| Successor: | Sin Gyeong-jin |
| Term Start1: | 1638 |
| Term End1: | February 6, 1640 |
| Predecessor1: | Yi Hong-ju |
| Successor1: | Hong Seo-bong |
| Office2: | Left State Councillor |
| Term Start2: | August 26, 1637 |
| Term End2: | October 19, 1638 |
| Predecessor2: | Yi Seong-gu |
| Successor2: | Sin Gyeong-jin |
| Office3: | Right State Councillor |
| Term Start3: | May 3, 1637 |
| Term End3: | 1637 |
| Predecessor3: | Yi Seong-gu |
| Successor3: | Jang Yu |
| Monarch3: | King Injo of Joseon |
| Birth Date: | October 7, 1586 |
| Birth Place: | Kingdom of Joseon |
| Death Place: | Kingdom of Joseon |
| Country: | Joseon |
| Father: | Choe Gi-nam |
| Mother: | Lady Yu of the Jeonju Yu clan |
| Spouse: | Lady Jang of the Indong Jang clan
Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan |
| Children: | Choe Hu-sang (son)
Lady Choe (daughter)
Choe Hu-ryang (adopted son) |
| Party: | Westerners (Seo-in) |
| Module: | | Child: | yes | | Hangul: | 최명길 | | Rr: | Choe Myeonggil | | Mr: | Ch'oe Myŏnggil | | Hangulja: | 자겸 | | Rrja: | Jagyeom | | Mrja: | Chagyŏm | | Hangulho: | 지천, 창랑 | | Hanjaho: | , | | Rrho: | Jicheon, Changrang | | Mrho: | Chich'ŏn, Ch'angnang | | Hangulph: | 문충 | | Rrph: | Munchung | | Mrph: | Munch'ung | | Othername1: | Korean Royal Title | | Hangul1: | 완성군, later 완성부원군 | | Hanja1: | , later | | Rr1: | Wanseong-gun,[1] later Wanseong Buwongun[2] | | Mr1: | Wansŏng-gun, later Wansŏng Puwŏn'gun |
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Choe Myeong-gil (; 7 October 1586 – June 19, 1647[3]) was a Korean Joseon politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Yangmingist school who came from the Jeonju Choe clan. He served as the Joseon Chief State Councilor from 1638 to 1640 and 1642 to 1644.
Works
- Jicheon Yujip (지천유집 遲川遺集)
- Jicheon Jucha (지천주차 遲川奏箚)
Family
- Father: Choe Gi-nam (최기남, 崔起南; 1559–1619)
- Grandfather: Choe Su-jun (최수준, 崔秀俊)
- Mother: Lady Yu of the Jeonju Yu clan (정경부인 전주 유씨, 貞敬夫人 全州 柳氏; 1556–1615)
- Grandfather: Yu Yeong-rip (유영립, 柳永立; 1537–1599)
- Siblings
- Older brother: Choe Nae-gil, Prince Wancheon (최내길 완천군, 崔來吉 完川君; 1583–1649)
- Younger brother: Choe Hye-gil (최혜길, 崔惠吉; 1591–1662)
- Younger brother: Choe Ga-gil (최가길, 崔嘉吉)
- Wives and children:
- Lady Jang of the Indong Jang clan (정경부인 인동 장씨, 貞敬夫人 仁同 張氏); eldest daughter of Jang-Man (장만, 張晩) – No issue, so they adopted Choe Hye-gil's 2nd son.
- Adopted son: Choe Hu-ryang, Prince Walleung (최후량 완릉군, 崔後亮 完陵君; 1616–1693)
- Adopted daughter-in-law: Ahn Jung-im, Lady Ahn of the Gwangju Ahn clan (안중임 광주 안씨, 安仲任 廣州 安氏; 1621–1673); eldest daughter of Ahn Heon-jing (안헌징, 安獻徵)
- Grandson: Choe Seok-jin (최석진, 崔錫晉; b. 1640)
- Grandson: Choe Seok-jeong (최석정, 崔錫鼎; 1646–1715); become the adoptive son of his uncle, Choe Hu-sang
- Granddaughter-in-law: Lady Yi Gyeong-eok (이경억, 李慶億)
- Great-Grandson: Choe Chang-dae (최창대, 崔昌大)
- Grandson: Choe Seok-hang (최석항, 崔錫恒; 1654–1724)
- Granddaughter: Lady Choe Du-sik (최두식, 崔斗息; b. 1651)
- Grandson-in-law: Yun Je-myeong (윤제명, 尹濟明)
- Granddaughter: Lady Choe Dan-sik (최단식, 崔端息; b. 1656)
- Grandson-in-law: Shin Gok (신곡, 申轂)
- Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan (정경부인 양천 허씨, 貞敬夫人 陽川 許氏); daughter of Heo In (허인, 許嶙)
- Son: Choe Hu-sang (최후상, 崔後尙; 1631–1680) – No issue, so he adopted Choe Hu-ryang's 2nd son.
- Unnamed concubine (첩)
- Daughter: Lady Choe (최씨, 崔氏)
- Son-in-law: Gu Hoeng (구횡, 具鐄; b. 1638) of the Neungseong Gu clan; son of Gu In-hu, Internal Prince Neungcheon (구인후 능천부원군, 具仁垕 綾川府院君)[4]
In popular culture
Drama and Television series
Webtoon
- Portrayed in the 2019 KakaoPage Webtoon series Finally, The Blue Flame
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Meaning "Prince Wanseong".
- Meaning "Internal Prince Wanseong".
- In Lunar Calendar, Choi was born on 25 August 1586 and died on 17 May 1647
- He is the nephew of Queen Inheon, the mother of King Injo
