Ki Ch'ŏl Explained

Hangul:	기철
Rr:	Gi Cheol
Mr:	Ki Ch'ŏl
Othername1:	Mongolian name
Hangul1:	바얀 부카 or 빠엔부카
Hanja1:	伯顔 不花 or 伯顔不花
Rr1:	Bayan Bukha or Ppaenbukha
Mr1:	Payan Pukh'a or Pp'aen'pukh'a
Othername2:	Honorary Title
Hangul2:	덕성부원군
Rr2:	Deokseong Buwongun
Mr2:	Tŏk'sŏng Puwon'kun

Ki Ch'ŏl (; died June 16, 1356), also known by his Mongolian name Bayan Buka,^[1] was a political figure and nobleman in the late Goryeo dynasty. After his younger sister, Empress Gi who was the wife of Toghon Temür^[2] giving birth to a prince, Ki Ch'ŏl was then honoured as Internal Prince Deokseong.^[3]

Ki received a government post from the Yuan dynasty and appointed as the Grand Minister of Education or da situ (Chinese: 大司徒) in 1340. In 1353, Ki was appointed as a manager of the Liaoyang Branch Secretariat.^[4] Since the Haengju Ki clan was regarded as a powerful family in Goryeo, he was given preferential treatment with or equal to that of the Goryeo ruler during his stay in Yuan. On June 16, 1356, Ki was invited to a palace banquet by King Gongmin himself, but as soon as he entered it, the king accused him and Kwŏn Kyŏm, both members of the pro-Yuan faction, of plotting treason and conspiracy, and they were arrested and executed them on the spot.^{[5] [6]} Ki Yu-gŏl and Öljei Buka were also killed by the king's orders. This event is present-day known as "Byeongsin coup" in Korean history.

Family

• Father: Ki Cha-o
• Mother: Grand Lady Yeongan of the Yi clan (영안왕대부인 이씨), also known as Wangzai Han Khatun.
  • Grandfather: Yi Haeng-geom (이행검)
    • Older brother: Ki Sik (기식)
    • Younger brother: Ki Wŏn, Prince Deokyang (기원 덕양군)
      • Nephew: Öljei Bukha
    • Younger brother: Ki Chu (기주)
    • Younger brother: Ki Yun (기윤)
    • Younger sister: Empress Gi – married Emperor Huizong of Yuan.
      • Nephew: Emperor Zhaozong of Yuan
• Children(s):
  • 1st son: Ki Yu-gŏl (기유걸; d. 1356)
  • 2nd son: Ki In-gŏl (기인걸)
  • 3rd son: Ki Se-gŏl (기세걸)
  • 4th son: Ki Sayin-Temür (기새인첩목아)
  • 5th son: Ki Sayin-Buqa (기새인불화; d. 1356)
  • A daughter who married Wang Chung-gwi (왕중귀)

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Kim Yoon-hyung in the 1983 KBS TV series Foundation of the Kingdom.
• Portrayed by Lee Dae-yeon in the 2005–2006 MBC TV Series Shin Don.
• Portrayed by Yu Oh-seong in the 2012 SBS TV series Faith.^[7]

References

• Ki Ch'ŏl on Encykorea .
• Gi Cheol on Doosan Encyclopedia .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa. November 22, 2021. ko.
2. Web site: 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa. November 22, 2021. ko.
3. Web site: 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa. November 22, 2021. ko.
4. Book: Robinson . David M. . Empire's twilight: northeast Asia under the Mongols . 2009 . Harvard University Asia Center for the Harvard-Yenching Institute : Distributed by Harvard University Press . Cambridge, Mass . 9780674036086 . 125.
5. Book: Robinson . David M. . Korea and the fall of the Mongol Empire: alliance, upheaval, and the rise of a new East Asian order . 2022 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge (GB) . 9781009106672 . 134.
6. Book: Robinson . David M. . Empire's twilight: Northeast Asia under the Mongols . 2009 . Harvard university Asia center for the Harvard-Yenching Institute . Cambridge (Mass.) . 9780674036086 . 118.
7. Web site: '신의' 유오성, 김희선까지 탐해 "참으로 화타의 제자였어". The Korea Economic Daily.