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Kil Chae

Korean politician and philosopher (1353-1419)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ483908 ↗
Source-derived summary

Kil Chae (Korean: 길재; Hanja: 吉再; 1353–1419) was a Korean scholar-official who served near the end of Goryeo dynasty. A Goryeo loyalist, he refused to serve the new Joseon dynasty that overthrew Goryeo. The followers of Kil's teachings would coalesce as the Sarim faction.

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“Kil Chae” enters the record as korean politician and philosopher (1353-1419). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Chae, Korean and politician can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1353, 1419—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1353-01-01. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Chae, Korean and politician.
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“Kil Chae” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Chae, Korean and politician provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q483908. VIAF identifies the subject as 18556689. The Library of Congress control number is n82004309. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1353 and 1419.

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This entry incorporates text from “Kil Chae” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.