Choe Eon-wi (868–944) was a
Korean
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** ...
civil minister and calligrapher from the
Gyeongju Choe clan during the end of
Silla
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms ...
and the next ruling state,
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificat ...
. He was referred to as one of "the three Choes" along with
Choe Chi-won, a renowned scholar, and
Choe Seung-u. In 885, he went to
Tang
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* Tang dynasty
* Tang (drink mix)
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China to study, and passed a civil examination there. Choe, however, returned to Korea 909. After Silla was collapsed and integrated into Goryeo, he served as the titles of Taeja sabu, and Munhan and others. His calligraphic works include ''Nangwon Daesa Ojintapbimyeong'' (朗圓大師悟眞塔碑銘) and the epitaph on the
stupa for Master Jinghyo at
Heungnyeongsa temple in
Yeongwol
Yeongwol County (''Yeongwol-gun'') is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea.
It is well known as the place where King Danjong, the sixth king of Joseon Dynasty, was exiled when he was forced to abdicate by his uncle, who became Sejo of Joseon ...
.
[(in Korean]
최언위 崔彦撝
Nate / Britannica Retrieved on September 15, 2009
See also
*
Choe Chi-won
*
Choe Hang
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Choe, Eon-wi
Choe clan of Gyeongju
868 births
944 deaths
10th-century Korean poets
10th-century Korean calligraphers
9th-century Korean calligraphers
9th-century Korean poets
10th-century Korean philosophers