Tae Kŭm-ch'wi

Tae Kŭm-ch'wi (Korean: 대금취; Hanja: 大金就; fl. 1253–1260), also known as T'ae Kŭm-ch'wi, was a Goryeo military official during the Mongol invasions of Korea. A descendant of Balhae crown prince Dae Gwang-hyeon, Tae Kum-ch'wi was given the fief of Yeongsun (now modern-day Mungyeong) and became the intermediary ancestor of the Yeongsun Tae clan.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Tae.
Tae Kŭm-ch'wi
Hangul
대금취
Hanja
大金就
Revised RomanizationDae Geum-chwi
McCune–ReischauerTae Kŭm-ch'wi
T'ae Kŭm-ch'wi
Hangul
태금취
Hanja
太金就
Revised RomanizationTae Geum-chwi
McCune–ReischauerT'ae Kŭm-ch'wi

Biography

On September 1, 1253,[lower-alpha 1] lieutenant (교위; 校尉; kyowi) Tae Kum-ch'wi took 30 men of the Ubong Special Unit and defeated a Mongol force between Kŭmgyo (금교; 金郊) and Hŭngŭi (흥의; 興義).[2][3][4] By 1260, he had reached the rank of subcolonel (별장; 別將; pyŏlchang).On January 25, 1260,[lower-alpha 2] Tae defeated another Mongol force near Kaesong, rescuing prisoners that had been taken captive by the Mongols.[5] Due to his achievements, Tae Kum-ch'wi was given Yeongsun as a fief. Yeongsun was originally a village called Imha, but it was upgraded to the status of county and renamed to Yeongsun in recognition of Tae's achievements.[1]

Notes
  1. In the Korean calendar (lunar), the 7th day of the 8th Lunar month.
  2. In the Korean calendar (lunar), the 12th day of the 12th Lunar month of 1259.

References
  1. "영순 태씨". Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. Henthorn, William E. (1963). Korea: the Mongol invasions. Leiden : E.J. Brill. p. 230.
  3. Honggab, Park (December 2007). "The Settlement of Balhae Dae-ssi Refugees in the Korean Peninsula". Journal of Northeast Asian History (in Korean). 4 (2): 119–155. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. "대금취 휘하의 우봉별초가 적군을 격파하다" (in Korean). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. "卷二十五"  [Volume 25]. 高麗史  [Goryeosa] (in Chinese) – via Wikisource. 庚戌，蒙兵入松都，驅掠康安殿守者，別將大金就，擊走之，奪俘而還.


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