Ch'oe Yŏng

Korean general (1316 – 1388 )
Person human Q490391
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Ch'oe Yŏng

Summary

Ch'oe Yŏng is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hongseong County[2]. He was born on +1316-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Goyang[4]. He died on +1388-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military leader[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ch'oe Yŏng was born in Hongseong County[2].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng passed away in Goyang[4].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng was born on +1316-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng died on +1388-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng is buried at Goyang[8].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng held citizenship in Goryeo[9].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's professions included military leader[6].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng held the position of commanding officer[10].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's image is recorded as General Choe Yeong.jpg[11].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng is recorded as male[12].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's ISNI is recorded as 000000002373450X[14].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 75175746[15].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81082653[16].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's military, police or special rank is recorded as army general[17].
  • The cause of death was decapitation[18].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027m52[19].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's family name is recorded as Choi[20].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's given name is recorded as Yeong[21].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 383032652[22].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's image of grave is recorded as Tomb of General Choe Yeong.png[23].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '崔瑩'}[24].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '최영'}[25].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's posthumous name is recorded as 武愍[26].
  • Ch'oe Yŏng's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Ch'oe Yŏng[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ch'oe Yŏng was born in Hongseong County[2]. He was born on +1316-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Ch'oe Yŏng worked as a military leader[6]. He held the position of commanding officer[10].

Death and Burial

Ch'oe Yŏng died on +1388-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Goyang[4]. The cause of death was decapitation[18]. Burial took place at Goyang[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ch'oe Yŏng include ROKS Choe Yeong[28], a guided missile destroyer[29].

Why It Matters

Ch'oe Yŏng ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include ROKS Choe Yeong[28], a guided missile destroyer[29].

FAQs

Where was Ch'oe Yŏng born?

Ch'oe Yŏng was born in Hongseong County[2].

Where did Ch'oe Yŏng die?

Ch'oe Yŏng died in Goyang[4].

What did Ch'oe Yŏng do for work?

Ch'oe Yŏng worked as military leader[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Korean Authority File. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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