Goryeo military regime
The Goryeo military regime (Korean: 무신정권; Hanja: 武臣政權; RR: Musin Jeonggwon; MR: Musin Jŏnggwŏn) was the government of Goryeo from the time of the military coup d'état of 1170 to the Sambyeolcho Rebellion of 1270 and the definitive subordination of Korea to the Yuan dynasty. The rule of the Ubong Choe family from 1196 to 1258 is known as the "regime of the Choe clan" (최씨정권; 崔氏政權).
Goryeo 고려 (高麗) Goryeo 무신정권 (武臣政權) Musin Jeonggwon | |||||||||
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| Capital | Main : Gaegyeong Temporary : Ganghwa (1232–1270) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Middle Korean, Classical Chinese (literary) | ||||||||
| Ethnic groups | Korean | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shamanism | ||||||||
| Government | Military dictatorship later Hereditary dictatorship | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 1170–1197 | Myeongjong | ||||||||
• 1259–1274 | Wonjong | ||||||||
| Military dictator | |||||||||
• 1170–1174 | Yi Ui-bang (first) | ||||||||
• 1270 | Im Yu-mu (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Military coup d'état | 11 October 1170 | ||||||||
• Choes' regency | 1196–1258 | ||||||||
• Mongol invasions | 1232–1258 | ||||||||
• Sambyeolcho Rebellion | 1270–1273 | ||||||||
| Currency | Goryeo coinage | ||||||||
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| Today part of | North Korea South Korea | ||||||||
| Goryeo military regime | |
| Hangul | 무신정권 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Musin Jeonggwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Musin Jŏnggwŏn |
The History of Goryeo exemplifies the period in its evaluation of the reign of one of the kings of the military regime, Sinjong:
Sinjong was put upon the throne by Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn, and all matters of life and death, decisions to accept or to reject, were in Ch'oe's hands. Sinjong stood above his subjects holding only empty authority. Alas, he was nothing but a puppet.