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Ch'oe Hang (Joseon civil minister)

Korean politician (1409–1474)

Field	Value
name	Choe Hang
최항
office1	Left State Councillor
term_start1	23 October 1471
term_end1	14 May 1474
predecessor1	Kim Kukgwang
successor1	Han Myŏnghoe
term_start2	21 June 1467
term_end2	17 October 1467
predecessor2	Sim Hoe
successor2	Cho Sŏngmun
office	Chief State Councillor
term_start	17 October 1467
term_end	7 January 1468
predecessor	Sim Hoe
successor	Cho Sŏngmun
office3	Right State Councillor
term_start3	9 May 1467
term_end3	21 June 1467
predecessor3	Hwang Susin
successor3	Hong Yunsŏng
birth_date	1409
death_date
father	Ch'oe Sayu
mother	Lady O of the Haeju O clan
spouse	Lady Sŏ of the Dalseong Sŏ clan
children	Ch'oe Yŏngnin (1st son)
Ch'oe Yŏngho (2nd son)
relatives	Sŏ Misŏng (father-in-law)
country	Joseon
module	{{Infobox Korean name/auto	child=yes
hangul	%최항
hanja	崔恒
hangulja	%_정보
hanjaja	貞父
hangulho	%_태허정%, %_동량
hanjaho	太虛亭, 㠉梁
hangulph	%_문충%, %_문정
hanjaph	文忠, 文靖

최항

Ch'oe Yŏngho (2nd son) Ch'oe Hang (; 1409–1474) was a prominent civil minister (called munsin) and scholar who came from the Sangnyeong Ch'oe clan during the Joseon period.

In 1434, the 16th year of Sejong the Great's reign, as he passed kwagŏ or civil minister exam, with the highest point, he was appointed as the junior sixth counselor () at the Hall of Worthies (Chiphyŏnjŏn). He participated in helping the king create hangul, Korean alphabet. He also was devoted to compiling Tongguk t'onggam and Kyŏngguk taejŏn (State Code).

Family

Father: Ch'oe Sayu ()
Mother: Lady O of the Haeju O clan ()
Wife: Lady Sŏ of the Dalseong Sŏ clan ()
- 1st son: Ch'oe Yŏngnin ()
- 2nd son: Ch'oe Yŏngho (; 1457–1481)

References

Ch'oe Hang on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture .
Ch'oe Hang on Doosan Encyclopedia .

References

(August 2017)

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