Yi Ko (?–1171) was a military ruler in Korea. He, with many other military colonels, overthrew
King Uijong in the year 1170. After the successful coup, he was rewarded with title of Minister of the Palace Guards () and Grand General (). When he proceeded to plan a revolt against his former collaborators, he was murdered by
Yi Ui-bang.
Popular culture
* Portrayed
Park Jun-gyu in the 2003–2004
KBS TV series ''
Age of Warriors''.
See also
*
List of Goryeo people
*
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
References
12th-century Korean people
Goryeo generals
1171 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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