Goryeo military regime

The term Goryeo military regime describes the government of Goryeo from the time of the military coup d'état of 1170 to the Sambyeolcho Rebellion of 1270 and the definitive subordination of Korea to the Mongol Empire. The rule of the Ubong Choe house from 1196 to 1258 is in particular known as the Choe regime.

The Goryeosa exemplifies the period in its evaluation of the reign of one of the kings of the military regime, Sinjong: "Sinjong was put upon the throne by Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn, and all matters of life and death, decisions to accept or to reject, were in Ch'oe's hands. Sinjong stood above his subjects holding only empty authority. Alas, he was nothing but a puppet."

- Goryeosa