Tae Kŭm-ch'wi explained

Hangul:대금취
Hanja:大金就
Rr:Dae Geum-chwi
Mr:Tae Kŭm-ch'wi
Othername1:T'ae Kŭm-ch'wi
Hangul1:태금취
Hanja1:太金就
Rr1:Tae Geum-chwi
Mr1:T'ae Kŭm-ch'wi

Tae Kŭm-ch'wi (; fl. 1253–1260), also known as T'ae Kŭm-ch'wi, was a Goryeo military official during the Mongol invasions of Korea. A descendant of Balhae crown prince Dae Gwang-hyeon, Tae Kum-ch'wi was given the fief of Yeongsun (now modern-day Mungyeong) and became the intermediary ancestor of the Yeongsun Tae clan.[1]

Biography

On September 1, 1253, lieutenant Tae Kum-ch'wi took 30 men of the Ubong Special Unit and defeated a Mongol force between Kŭmgyo and Hŭngŭi .[2] [3] [4] By 1260, he had reached the rank of subcolonel .On January 25, 1260, Tae defeated another Mongol force near Kaesong, rescuing prisoners that had been taken captive by the Mongols.[5] Due to his achievements, Tae Kum-ch'wi was given Yeongsun as a fief. Yeongsun was originally a village called Imha, but it was upgraded to the status of county and renamed to Yeongsun in recognition of Tae's achievements.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 영순 태씨 . . 5 March 2024.
  2. Book: Henthorn . William E. . Korea: the Mongol invasions . 1963 . Leiden : E.J. Brill . 230 .
  3. Honggab . Park . The Settlement of Balhae Dae-ssi Refugees in the Korean Peninsula . Journal of Northeast Asian History . December 2007 . 4 . 2 . 119–155 . 5 March 2024 . ko.
  4. Web site: 대금취 휘하의 우봉별초가 적군을 격파하다 . 5 March 2024 . ko.
  5. 高麗史. Goryeosa. 卷二十五. Volume 25. zh. 庚戌,蒙兵入松都,驅掠康安殿守者,別將大金就,擊走之,奪俘而還..