Ch'oe Ch'unghǒn (English spelling)

Japanese: 崔忠献 - さいちゅうけん（英語表記）Ch'oe Ch'unghǒn

[Born] Kishun 3 (1149)
[Died] King Gojong 6 (1219)
A representative warrior and politician of Goryeo, Korea. His first name was Luan. He was from Ubong. In the late 12th century, he was credited with suppressing the rebellion of Jo Yi-cho in Seogyeong, and later held influential local and central government positions. He purged the group of Yi Ui-bin, the most powerful man at the time, and seized real power. He presented King Myeongjong with 10 articles of office, demanding reform of the poor government. As Myeongjong did not implement these, he imprisoned King Myeongjong in the 27th year of his reign (1197) and forced him to abdicate in favor of Shinjong, becoming the most powerful man in Goryeo in both name and reality. Shinjong's successor, Heejong, bestowed the title of Meritorious Minister and Prince of the Nation to Choe Chung-heon. In the 5th year of Heejong's reign (1209), he established the Dojeongdogam, which became the de facto central organ of the military government. After Choi Chung-hyeon's death, the Choi clan, which was succeeded by Choi Yi (→Choi Yu), Choi Gang, and Choi Gi, dominated the Goryeo Dynasty for more than half a century through four generations.

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Japanese:

[生]毅宗3(1149)
[没]高宗6(1219)
朝鮮，高麗の代表的武人政治家。初名は鸞。牛峯の人。 12世紀後半，西京で趙位寵が反乱を起したとき鎮圧にあたり功があり，のち地方，中央の有力官職を歴任。当時の最有力者であった李義びん一党を粛清し実権を握り，国王明宗に弊政の改革を要求する封事 10条を献上した。明宗がこれを施行しないので明宗 27 (1197) 年，明宗を幽閉し，神宗に譲位させ，名実ともに高麗の最大実力者となった。神宗の跡を継いだ煕宗は，崔忠献に功臣開国侯の称号を与えている。煕宗5 (1209) 年都定都監をおき，以後ここが武臣政権の実質的な中央機関となった。崔忠献の死後，崔氏政権は，崔怡 (→崔瑀〈さいう〉 ) ，崔こう，崔ぎと4代にわたり約半世紀以上高麗朝に支配的地位を占めた。

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