Ch'oe Malli

Ch'oe Manli (, d. October 23, 1445) was an associate professor () in the Hall of Worthies who spoke against the creation of Hangul (then called ŏnmun) together with other Confucian scholars in 1444. He submitted a protest that year to King Sejong against Hangul.

Protest against Hangul

Family

• Father - Ch'oe Ha (); 11th generation descendant of Ch'oe Ch'ung
• Mother - Lady Chi of the Chungju Chi clan ()
• Wife - Lady Yang of the Junghwa Yang clan ()
• Issue
• Son - Ch'oe Kak ()
• Son - Ch'oe Chŏng (; 1429 – 27 March 1466)
• Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Yeoheung Yi clan (; 1429 – 25 March 1505)
• Son - Ch'oe Tang ()
• Son - Ch'oe Ŭn ()
• Son - Ch'oe Yŏn ()
• Daughter - Lady Ch'oe of the Haeju Ch'oe clan ()

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Kwon Tae-won in the 2011 SBS TV series Deep Rooted Tree.
• Portrayed by Lee Dae-yeon in the 2015 MBC TV series Splash Splash Love.
• Portrayed by Ahn Shin-woo in the 2016 KBS1 TV series Jang Yeong-sil.

See also

• Little China (ideology)
• Origin of Hangul

References