Ki Ch'ŏl (; died June 16, 1356), also known by his
Mongolian name Bayan Buka, was a political figure and nobleman in the late
Goryeo dynasty
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 unificati ...
. After his younger sister,
Empress Gi who was the wife of
Toghon Temür giving birth to a
prince, Ki Ch'ŏl was then honoured as Internal Prince Deokseong.
Ki received a government post from the
Yuan dynasty and appointed as the Grand Minister of Education or ''da situ'' () in 1340. In 1353, Ki was appointed as a manager of the Liaoyang Branch Secretariat. Since the
Haengju Ki clan
Haengju Gi clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Haengju Gi clan was 27379. Their founder was who was one of the Jun of Gojoseon’s three des ...
was regarded as a powerful family in
Goryeo, he was given preferential treatment with or equal to that of the Goryeo ruler during his stay in Yuan. On June 16, 1356, Ki was invited to a palace banquet by
King Gongmin himself, but as soon as he entered it, the king accused him and
Kwŏn Kyŏm, both members of the pro-Yuan faction, of plotting treason and conspiracy, and they were arrested and executed them on the spot. Ki Yu-gŏl and Öljei Buka were also killed by the king's orders. This event is present-day known as "Byeongsin coup" in Korean history.
Family
*Father:
Ki Cha-o
*Mother: Grand Lady Yeongan of the Yi clan (영안왕대부인 이씨), also known as Wangzai Han Khatun.
**Grandfather: Yi Haeng-geom (이행검)
***Older brother: Ki Sik (기식)
***Younger brother: Ki Wŏn , Prince Deokyang (기원 덕양군)
****Nephew: Öljei Bukha
***Younger brother: Ki Chu (기주)
***Younger brother: Ki Yun (기윤)
***Younger sister:
Empress Gi – married
Emperor Huizong of Yuan.
****Nephew:
Emperor Zhaozong of Yuan
*Children(s):
**1st son: Ki Yu-gŏl (기유걸; d. 1356)
**2nd son: Ki In-gŏl (기인걸)
**3rd son: Ki Se-gŏl (기세걸)
**4th son: Ki Sayin-Temür (기새인첩목아)
**5th son: Ki Sayin-Buqa (기새인불화; d. 1356)
**A daughter who married Wang Chung-gwi (왕중귀)
In popular culture
*Portrayed by Kim Yoon-hyung in the 1983
KBS TV series ''
Foundation of the Kingdom''.
*Portrayed by
Lee Dae-yeon in the 2005–2006
MBC TV Series ''
Shin Don''.
*Portrayed by
Yu Oh-seong in the 2012
SBS TV series ''
Faith''.
Notes
References
Ki Ch'ŏlon
Encykorea .
Gi Cheolon
Doosan Encyclopedia
''Doosan Encyclopedia'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (두산동아). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (동아원색세계대백과사전), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be p ...
.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ki, Ch'ŏl
Year of birth unknown
1356 deaths
Date of birth unknown
14th-century Korean people
Haengju Ki clan