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Kim Yun-hu

Monk-turned-commander who killed the Mongol general Sartai at Cheoin in 1232 and held Chungju for 70 days in 1253

In the second Mongol invasion he defended Cheoinseong with the people of Cheoin bugok (today’s Yongin) and shot dead the Mongol general Saritai, forcing the Mongols to withdraw. In the fifth invasion, as defence commissioner of Chungju, he burned the registers of government slaves and promised rank to anyone who fought well, rallying the defenders to hold the fortress. He is cited as an example of how commoners and slaves led the resistance against the Mongols.

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  1. 1
    1232Battle of Cheoinseongcommander

    In the second Mongol invasion the monk Kim Yun-hu and the people of Cheoin-bugok defended Cheoinseong and shot dead the Mongol commander Sartai, forcing the Mongols to withdraw.

  2. 2
    1253Siege of Chungjucommander

    In the fifth Mongol invasion Kim Yun-hu held Chungju for more than 70 days, burning the registers of government slaves to promise their freedom and rallying the defenders.

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  • TV episode: History Journal: The Day Episode 138: The Monk Kim Yun-hu Defeats the World's Mightiest Mongol Army TwiceTV episode · 2016 · KBS1

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  • Sartai1232

    Mongol general who invaded Goryeo in 1231 and 1232 and was killed by an arrow at Cheoin

Themes this person appears in

  • ChungjuAD 450 – 1895

    From the Goguryeo stele to Tangeumdae — Jungwon, the middle of the Namhan River route that the Three Kingdoms fought over