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 | October 7, 1586 Kingdom of Joseon |
| Died | June 19, 1647 (aged 60) Kingdom of Joseon |
| 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 | |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Myeonggil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Myŏnggil |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 지천, 창랑 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jicheon, Changrang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chich'ŏn, Ch'angnang |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 자겸 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jagyeom |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chagyŏm |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문충 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Munchung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Munch'ung |
| Korean Royal Title | |
| Hangul | 완성군, later 완성부원군 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Wanseong-gun,[1] later Wanseong Buwongun[2] |
| McCune–Reischauer | Wansŏng-gun, later Wansŏng Puwŏn'gun |
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.
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)
- 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
Drama and Television series
- 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
- Portrayed in the 2019 KakaoPage Webtoon series Finally, The Blue Flame
See also
References
External links
- 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.
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