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Choe Yeong

1316 - 1388

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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 or Cheorwon during the Goryeo period. He became a national hero after he put down Cho Il-sin's Rebellion (조일신의 난). He also participated in the Red Turban Rebellions and later allied with the Ming dynasty to overthrow the Mongol Yuan dynasty. In his final years, General Ch'oe was betrayed and executed by his former subordinate Yi Sŏng-gye, who founded the Joseon dynasty of Korea, bringing an end to the Goryeo period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Choe Yeong is the 674th most popular military personnel (down from 397th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 58th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Choe Yeong ranks 674 out of 2,058. Before him are Joseph Gallieni, Werner Kempf, Ivan Bohun, Takijirō Ōnishi, Abner Doubleday, and Conon. After him are Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Pierre Cambronne, Ashraf Marwan, Fritz Bayerlein, Kawakami Gensai, and Callimachus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1316, Choe Yeong ranks 9. Before him are Magnus IV of Sweden, Robert II of Scotland, Simeon of Moscow, Blanche of Valois, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, and Albert of Saxony. After him are Süleyman Pasha, Fa Ngum, and John Barbour. Among people deceased in 1388, Choe Yeong ranks 4. Before him are Karl Thopia, Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, and Firuz Shah Tughlaq. After him are Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio, and Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Choe Yeong ranks 101 out of 1,128. Before him are Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Sung Jae-gi (1967), Ri Chun-hee (1943), Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338), and Princess Deokhye (1912). After him are Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), Heo Jun (1546), Byung-Chul Han (1959), Lee Jong-wook (1945), Wallace (null), and Hong Myung-bo (1969).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In South Korea

Among military personnels born in South Korea, Choe Yeong ranks 2. Before him are Yi Sun-sin (1545). After him are Jang Bogo (787), and Won Gyun (1540).

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