Son of Choe Chung; Goryeo Chancellor under Munjong (posthumous title Munhwa)
| Life | 1075 |
| Era | 고려 |
| Clan | 해주 최씨 |
Choe Yu-seon (d. 1075) was a Goryeo civil official under Munjong, of the Haeju clan and the son of Choe Chung. His posthumous title was Munhwa.
He passed the civil examination in 1030 in the first rank of the second class and entered the Hallim Academy. Under Munjong he was promoted several times, serving as Jijungchuwonsa, Jungseoryeong and Panbyeongbu-isa before becoming Chancellor. He received the honorary merit title Chuchung chanhwa gangjeong sujegongsin and the ranks Gaebu uidong samsa and Sutaesa Sangjuguk.
After his death he was enshrined in Munjong's ancestral hall under Seonjong. His son Choe Sa-je and grandson Choe Yak followed him, and Yi Ye of the Incheon Yi clan is recorded as his son-in-law. This summary follows Wikipedia, based on the Goryeosa biographies; his birth year is unknown.
He passed the 1030 examination in first place of the second class, received a seventh-rank post in the Hallim Academy, and under Munjong rose from Jijungchuwonsa through Jungseoryeong and Panbyeongbu-isa to Chancellor.
His father was Choe Chung and his son Choe Sa-je. Along with Choe Sa-chu, son of his brother Choe Yu-gil, he helped establish the Haeju Choe as a leading Goryeo family. Yi Ye of the Incheon Yi clan is recorded as his son-in-law.
Under Seonjong he was enshrined in Munjong's ancestral hall. At Munheon Seowon in Haeju he was honored together with his father Choe Chung and his brother Choe Yu-gil.
His son Choe Sa-je; grandsons Choe Yak, Choe Gwan and Choe Yong; Choe Yong's son Choe Yun-ui (great-grandson) compiled the Sangjeong Gogeum Yemun.