Choe Myeong-gil

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.

This article is about the Joseon Dynasty politician. For the actress, see Choi Myung-gil.
In this Korean name, the family name is Choe.
Choe Myeong-gil
최명길
Chief State Councillor
In office
August 27, 1642 – December 8, 1642
Preceded byYi Seong-gu
Succeeded bySin Gyeong-jin
In office
1638 – February 6, 1640
Preceded byYi Hong-ju
Succeeded byHong Seo-bong
Left State Councillor
In office
August 26, 1637 – October 19, 1638
Preceded byYi Seong-gu
Succeeded bySin Gyeong-jin
Right State Councillor
In office
May 3, 1637 – 1637
MonarchKing Injo of Joseon
Preceded byYi Seong-gu
Succeeded byJang Yu
Personal details
Born(1586-10-07)October 7, 1586
Kingdom of Joseon
DiedJune 19, 1647(1647-06-19) (aged 60)
Kingdom of Joseon
Political partyWesterners (Seo-in)
Spouse(s)Lady Jang of the Indong Jang clan
Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan
ChildrenChoe Hu-sang (son)
Lady Choe (daughter)
Choe Hu-ryang (adopted son)
Parents
  • Choe Gi-nam (father)
  • Lady Yu of the Jeonju Yu clan (mother)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Myeonggil
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Myŏngkil
Art name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJicheon, Changrang
McCune–ReischauerCh'ich'ŏn, Ch'angnang
Courtesy name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJagyeom
McCune–ReischauerCh'agyŏm
Posthumous name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMunchung
McCune–ReischauerMunch'ung
Korean Royal Title
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWanseong Gun,[1] later Wanseong Buwongun[2]
McCune–ReischauerWansŏng Kun, later Wansŏng Puwonkun

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)
          • 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)
    • 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]

Drama and Television series

Webtoon
  • Portrayed in the 2019 KakaoPage Webtoon series Finally, The Blue Flame

See also

References
  1. Meaning "Prince Wanseong".
  2. Meaning "Internal Prince Wanseong".
  3. In Lunar Calendar, Choi was born on 25 August 1586 and died on 17 May 1647
  4. He is the nephew of Queen Inheon, the mother of King Injo
  • Choe Myeong-gil:Navercast (in Korean)
  • Choe Myeong-gil, Korean historical person information (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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