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Ch'oe Yŏng ( Korean : 최영; Hanja : 崔瑩; 1316–1388), also romanized as Choi Young, was a Korean general born in Hongseong [1] or Cheorwon [2] during the Goryeo period. He became a national hero after he put down Cho Il-sin's Rebellion ( Korean : 조일신의 난 ).
Ch'oe Yŏng, also romanized as Choi Young, was a Korean general born in Hongseong or Cheorwon during the Goryeo period. He became a national hero after he put down Cho Il-sin's Rebellion. He also participated in the Red Turban Rebellions and later allied with the Ming dynasty to overthrow the Mongol Yuan dynasty.
Goryeo's senior military commander, General Ch'oe Yŏng, consulted with General Yi Seong-gye, and determined that removal of the anti-Ming faction from power in Kaesŏng was essential to reducing the perceived threat from Ming China.
On the margins of Korean history lies the forgotten life story of Ch’oe Yŏng-suk (1905–1932), the first Korean woman to earn a bachelor’s degree in political economy at Stockholm University...
Ch'oe Yŏng (Korean: 최영; Hanja: 崔瑩; 1316–1388), also romanized as Choi Young, was a Korean general born in Hongseong or Cheorwon during the Goryeo period. He became a national hero after he put down Cho Il-sin's Rebellion (Korean: 조일신의 난).
The Biography of Ch’oe Yŏng-suk and the Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea Theodore Jun Yoo (bio) On the margins of Korean history lies the forgotten life story of Ch’oe Yŏng-suk (1905–1932), the first Korean woman to earn a bachelor’s degree in political economy at Stockholm University in 1931.
Born the daughter of the famed general Ch'oe Yŏng and his concubine Lady Ŭn, Royal Consort Yeong entered the harem of King U in 1388 at the same time as consorts Jeong and Seon.
