MILITARY PERSONNEL

Choe Yeong

1316 - 1388

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Ch'oe Yŏng (Korean: 최영; Hanja: 崔瑩; 1316–1388), also romanized as Choi Young, was a Korean general born in Hongseong or Cheorwon during the Goryeo period. He became a national hero after he put down Cho Il-sin's Rebellion (조일신의 난). He also participated in the Red Turban Rebellions and later allied with the Ming dynasty to overthrow the Mongol Yuan dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Choe Yeong has received more than 294,864 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Choe Yeong is the 397th most popular military personnel (down from 371st in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 55th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Choe Yeong ranks 397 out of 2,058. Before him are Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Bronislav Kaminski, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Gan Ning, Li Mu, and Sanada Yukimura. After him are Alexander Samsonov, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Günther Rall, Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl, and Heinrich von Vietinghoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1316, Choe Yeong ranks 6. Before him are Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, John I of France, Magnus IV of Sweden, Robert II of Scotland, and Simeon of Moscow. After him are Fa Ngum, Süleyman Pasha, Blanche of Valois, Albert of Saxony, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, and John Barbour. Among people deceased in 1388, Choe Yeong ranks 1. After him are Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Karl Thopia, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi, and Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Choe Yeong ranks 58 out of 1,128. Before him are Crown Prince Sado (1735), Kim Ki-duk (1960), Yun Chi-ho (1864), Nam June Paik (1932), Sin Saimdang (1504), and Chang Myon (1899). After him are Munmu of Silla (626), Jeong Dojeon (1342), Song Hye-rim (1937), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Kim Tu-bong (1889), and Andrew Kim Taegon (1821).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In South Korea

Among military personnels born in South Korea, Choe Yeong ranks 2. Before him are Yi Sun-sin (1545). After him are Jang Bogo (787), and Won Gyun (1540).

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