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Choe Myeong-gil (Korean: 최명길; Hanja: 崔鳴吉; 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.
Choe Myeong-gil 최명길 | |
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Chief State Councillor | |
In office August 27, 1642 – December 8, 1642 | |
Preceded by | Yi Seong-gu |
Succeeded by | Sin Gyeong-jin |
In office 1638 – February 6, 1640 | |
Preceded by | Yi Hong-ju |
Succeeded by | Hong Seo-bong |
Left State Councillor | |
In office August 26, 1637 – October 19, 1638 | |
Preceded by | Yi Seong-gu |
Succeeded by | Sin Gyeong-jin |
Right State Councillor | |
In office May 3, 1637 – 1637 | |
Monarch | King Injo of Joseon |
Preceded by | Yi Seong-gu |
Succeeded by | Jang Yu |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseon | October 7, 1586
Died | June 19, 1647 Joseon | (aged 60)
Political party | Westerners (Seo-in) |
Spouse(s) | 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) |
Parents |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 최명길 |
Hanja | 崔鳴吉 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Myeonggil |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Myŏnggil |
Art name | |
Hangul | 지천, 창랑 |
Hanja | 遲川, 滄浪 |
Revised Romanization | Jicheon, Changrang |
McCune–Reischauer | Chich'ŏn, Ch'angnang |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 자겸 |
Hanja | 子謙 |
Revised Romanization | Jagyeom |
McCune–Reischauer | Chagyŏm |
Posthumous name | |
Hangul | 문충 |
Hanja | 文忠 |
Revised Romanization | Munchung |
McCune–Reischauer | Munch'ung |
Korean Royal Title | |
Hangul | 완성군, later 완성부원군 |
Hanja | 完城君, later 完城府院君 |
Revised Romanization | Wanseong-gun,[1] later Wanseong Buwongun[2] |
McCune–Reischauer | Wansŏng-gun, later Wansŏng Puwŏn'gun |
Works
edit- Jicheon Yujip (지천유집 遲川遺集)
- Jicheon Jucha (지천주차 遲川奏箚)
Family
edit- 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)
- Granddaughter-in-law: Lady Yi Gyeong-eok (이경억, 李慶億)
- 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)
- 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)
- Adopted son: Choe Hu-ryang, Prince Walleung (최후량 완릉군, 崔後亮 完陵君; 1616–1693)
- 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]
- Daughter: Lady Choe (최씨, 崔氏)
- 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.
In popular culture
editDrama and Television series
edit- Portrayed by Kim Sung-won in the 1981 KBS1 TV Series Daemyeong.
- Portrayed by Kim Ha-kyun in the 2013 JTBC TV series Blooded Palace: The War of Flowers.
- Portrayed by Jeon No-min in the 2014 tvN TV series The Three Musketeers.
- Portrayed by Im Ho in the 2015 MBC TV series Splendid Politics.
- Portrayed by Kim Tae-hoon (actor) in the 2023 MBC TV series My Dearest.
- Portrayed by Lee Byung-hun in the 2017 film The Fortress.
Webtoon
edit- Portrayed in the 2019 KakaoPage Webtoon series Finally, The Blue Flame
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Choe Myeong-gil:Navercast (in Korean)
- Choe Myeong-gil, Korean historical person information Archived 2017-04-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler (1999). Culture and the State in Late Chosŏn Korea. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674179820; OCLC 40926015
- Lee, Peter H. (1993). Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231079129; ISBN 9780231079143; ISBN 9780231104449; OCLC 26353271
- Noh, Daehwan. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," Korea Journal. Winter 2003.