Ch'oe Mu‐sŏn (English spelling)

Japanese: 崔茂宣 - さいもせん（英語表記）Ch‘oe Mu‐sŏn

?‐1395
Inventor of gunpowder in the late Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. Born in Yeongju. Recognizing the effectiveness of gunpowder as a means of repelling Japanese pirates, whose attacks were becoming increasingly severe at the time, he learned how to make it from a Chinese merchant and persuaded the government to establish the Hwadokan (Huodokan), where he was responsible for the manufacture of gunpowder and firearms and the construction of warships equipped with firearms as its director. In 1380, when Japanese pirates attacked Jinpo at the mouth of the Geum River, he used these weapons to deal a major blow and was appointed as a governor of the city of Chimon in recognition of his achievements. His son Choi Hae-san also passed on his gunpowder-making methods and served the Yi Dynasty. [Kitamura Hideto]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1395
朝鮮，高麗末の火薬発明者。永州の人。当時激化していた倭寇の撃退手段として火薬の有効性に着目し，中国人商人からその製法を学び，政府を動かして火都監を設置させ，その主任として火薬と火器の製造，火器搭載戦船の造営に当たった。1380年，錦江河口の鎮浦への倭寇襲来に際し，それらを用いて大打撃を与え，功により知門下府事に任ぜられた。子の崔海山も彼の火薬製法を伝えて，李朝に仕えた。【北村秀人】

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