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Goryeo won the first battle against Liao, led by Yang Kyu, but lost the second battle, led by Kang Cho: the Goryeo army suffered heavy casualties and was dispersed, and many commanders were captured or killed, including Kang Cho himself. [21] [31] Later, Pyongyang was successfully defended, but the Liao army marched toward Kaesong. [21]
For a chronological list of rulers, see List of Korean monarchs. King Taejo (918–943) King Hyejong (943–945) King Jeongjong (945–949) King Gwangjong (949–975) King Gyeongjong (975–981) King Seongjong (981–997) King Mokjong (997–1009) King Hyeonjong (1009–1031) King Deokjong (1031–1034) King Jeongjong (1034–1046) King Munjong ...
Kang Cho (Korean: 강조; Hanja: 康兆, 964 – January 1, 1011 [a]) was a Goryeo official, who served under King Mokjong of Goryeo and King Hyeonjong of Goryeo. He was the military inspector of Seobukmyeon, the northwest frontier territory on Goryeo's border with the Liao dynasty. He seized power and overthrew Mokjong and installed Hyeonjong ...
The Ch'oe regime lasted 60 years, during which Goryeo could resist the Mongol invasions. After the fall of the Ch'oe military regime, the Sambyeolcho, which was the private army of the Ch'oe family, separated from the Goryeo government and attempted to start its nation, but this rebellion was defeated by a Mongol-Goryeo army.
The Sambyeolcho was a military unit of the Goryeo dynasty while the Ch'oe family held the reins of power as military dictators behind puppet kings.. Meaning "specially-selected troops", the Sambyeolcho originated from a unit called the Yabyeolcho (야별초, 夜別抄, Special Night Unit), which was established to prevent burglaries and to provide night time security in the capital.
Byeolmuban is the name of a special army unit in the time of Korea's Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392). The word byeol means of special. Founding of the army was initiated by Yun Kwan during the reign of king Sukjong of Goryeo. The army was put together to fight the Jurchen who were putting pressure on Goryeo's northern borders. The Goryeo infantry ...
Pages in category "Goryeo generals" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn;
In 1360, Ch'oe Yŏng defeated the Red Turbans during the Red Turban invasions of Goryeo. On April 15, 1363, Kim Yong, a senior Goryeo official attempted to assassinate the king while he was staying at Hŭngwang-sa Temple. General Ch'oe and his army were able to defeat the rebels and rescue the king, arresting the rebellion's ringleader, Kim ...