Goryeo official who compiled the Sangjeong Gogeum Yemun at King Uijong's order (posthumous title Munsuk)
| Life | 1102 ~ 1162 |
| Era | 고려 |
| Clan | 해주 최씨 |
Choe Yun-ui (1102-1162) was a mid-Goryeo civil official of the Haeju clan, first named Cheon-u. A fourth-generation descendant of Choe Chung, he was the great-grandson of Choe Yu-seon, grandson of Choe Sa-je and son of Choe Yong. His posthumous title was Munsuk.
He passed the 1128 examination in the third rank and served as Taehak baksa, U jeongeon, Eosa daebu and Jimunhasangsa, rising in 1157 to Munha sirang dongjungseo-munha pyeongjangsa. In 1136 he went to the Jin court to condole on the death of its emperor; in 1148 he urged the expulsion of eunuchs, and he twice presided over the examinations as Jigonggeo.
At Uijong's order he is said to have compiled the Sangjeong Gogeum Yemun in fifty volumes. The book is said to have been printed with metal type under Gojong and is cited as the world's first metal-type printing, but it no longer survives. He died in 1162 at 61 and was enshrined in Uijong's ancestral hall. Some sources give the title as Gogeum Sangjeongnye.
After passing in 1128 and serving as Taehak baksa, he was sent in 1136 to the Jin court to condole on the death of its emperor.
In 1148 he urged the expulsion of eunuchs, and twice presided over the examinations. He became Munha sirang dongjungseo-munha pyeongjangsa in 1157.
This ritual compendium was compiled at Uijong's order, and records, including a text by Yi Gyu-bo, are cited for its metal-type printing under Gojong. The title appears as Sangjeong Gogeum Yemun or Gogeum Sangjeongnye depending on the source, and the book does not survive.
Eldest son Choe Gwan and second son Choe Gyeom; a fourth-generation descendant of Choe Chung.