Choi Ik-hyun

Korean Joseon Dynasty scholar (1834-1906) Date Of Birth : 1834-01-14T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1906-12-30T00:00:00Z

Choe Ik-hyeon (Korean: 최익현; Hanja: 崔益鉉; 1833–1906, also transliterated as Choe Ik-hyun) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty scholar, politician, philosopher, and general of the Korean Righteous Army guerrilla forces. He was a strong supporter of Neo-Confucianism and a very vocal nationalist, who defended Korean sovereignty in the face of Japanese imperialism.

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