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Yi Ui-min

Type Figure Region Goryeo Time c. 1130–1196 Also known as Prime Minister of Sindō

Yi Ui-min (d. 1196) was the third autocrat of the Goryeo military regime, taking power after Gyeong Daeseung's death in 1183 and ruling Goryeo for ab…

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  1. c. 1130–1179Gyeongju · GyeongjuBorn in Gyeongju, his father made a living selling salt and his mother was a temple servant. Noted for his exceptional strength, he entered the capital army, took part in the 1170 coup, killed King Uijong and suppressed the rebellion of Jo Wicheon, rising steadily to the rank of Senior General.
  2. 1183–1196Gaesong · GaesongAfter Gyeong Daeseung's death he monopolized power and was granted the title of Meritorious Subject on the Wall. He ran the government autocratically, seized the people's wealth, and his sons ran rampant; he was called at the time the 'Prime Minister of Sindō'.
  3. 1196Mita-san · GaesongYi Ji-yong seized a turtledove belonging to Choi Chung-su; the Choi Chung-heon brothers ambushed him outside the villa at Mita-san, personally beheaded Yi Ui-min, displayed his head in Gaesong, and exterminated his three clans.

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