Goryeo · Historical figure
Choe Seungro
927–989
A Goryeo thinker who offered the king twenty-eight proposals for government.
Key events
Choe Seungro presented King Seongjong with twenty-eight proposals for government. Looking back at earlier reigns, he addressed officials’ responsibilities and burdens on the population.
Legacy
His proposals emphasized Confucian order and restraint. His criticism of costly court Buddhist ceremonies belonged to a wider effort to organize Goryeo’s government.