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Tae Kŭm-ch'wi

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Tae Kŭm-ch'wi
Hangul
대금취
Hanja
大金就
Revised RomanizationDae Geum-chwi
McCune–ReischauerTae Kŭm-ch'wi
T'ae Kŭm-ch'wi
Hangul
태금취
Hanja
太金就
Revised RomanizationTae Geum-chwi
McCune–ReischauerT'ae Kŭm-ch'wi

Tae Kŭm-ch'wi (Korean대금취; Hanja大金就; fl. 1253–1260), also known as T'ae Kŭm-ch'wi, was a Goryeo military official during the Mongol invasions of Korea. A descendant of Balhae crown prince Dae Gwang-hyeon, Tae Kum-ch'wi was given the fief of Yeongsun (now modern-day Mungyeong) and became the intermediary ancestor of the Yeongsun Tae clan.[1]

Biography

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On September 1, 1253,[a] lieutenant (교위; 校尉; kyowi) Tae Kum-ch'wi took 30 men of the Ubong Special Unit and defeated a Mongol force between Kŭmgyo (금교; 金郊) and Hŭngŭi (흥의; 興義).[2][3][4] By 1260, he had reached the rank of subcolonel (별장; 別將; pyŏlchang).On January 25, 1260,[b] Tae defeated another Mongol force near Kaesong, rescuing prisoners that had been taken captive by the Mongols.[5] Due to his achievements, Tae Kum-ch'wi was given Yeongsun as a fief. Yeongsun was originally a village called Imha, but it was upgraded to the status of county and renamed to Yeongsun in recognition of Tae's achievements.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ In the Korean calendar (lunar), the 7th day of the 8th Lunar month.
  2. ^ In the Korean calendar (lunar), the 12th day of the 12th Lunar month of 1259.

References

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  1. ^ a b "영순 태씨". Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ Henthorn, William E. (1963). Korea: the Mongol invasions. Leiden : E.J. Brill. p. 230.
  3. ^ Honggab, Park (December 2007). "The Settlement of Balhae Dae-ssi Refugees in the Korean Peninsula". Journal of Northeast Asian History (in Korean). 4 (2): 119–155. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ "대금취 휘하의 우봉별초가 적군을 격파하다" (in Korean). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "卷二十五"  [Volume 25]. 高麗史  [Goryeosa] (in Chinese) – via Wikisource. 庚戌,蒙兵入松都,驅掠康安殿守者,別將大金就,擊走之,奪俘而還.