Choi Myung-kil

This article is about the Joseon Dynasty politician. For the actress, see Choi Myung-gil.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.

Choi Myung-kil
Hangul	최명길
Hanja	崔鳴吉
Revised Romanization	Choe Myeong-gil
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Myŏng'gil
Pen name
Hangul	지천, 창랑
Hanja	遲川, 滄浪
Revised Romanization	Jicheon, Changrang
McCune–Reischauer	Chich'ŏn, Ch'angrang
Courtesy name
Hangul	자겸
Hanja	子謙
Revised Romanization	Jagyeom
McCune–Reischauer	Chagyŏm

Choi Myung-kil (Hangul: 최명길; hanja: 崔鳴吉; 1586 – June 19, 1647) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Yangmingist school. He served as the Joseon prime minister from 1638 to 1640 and 1642 to 1644.

Works

• Jicheon Yujip (지천유집 遲川遺集)
• Jicheon Jucha (지천주차 遲川奏箚)

See also

• Kim Jip
• Kim Yuk

External links

• Choi Myung-Kil:Navercast (Korean)
• Choi Myung-Kil, Korean historical person information (Korean)
• Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler (1999). Culture and the State in Late Chosŏn Korea. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674179820; OCLC 40926015
• Lee, Peter H. (1993). Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231079129; ISBN 9780231079143; ISBN 9780231104449; OCLC 26353271
• Noh, Daehwan. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," Korea Journal. Winter 2003.