Kang Kam-ch'an

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Kang Kam-ch'an
Portrait of General Kang Kam-ch'an
Native name	강감찬
Born	22 December 948 Geumju, Goryeo (present-day Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea)
Died	9 September 1031 (aged 82)
Battles/wars	Goryeo–Khitan War
Children	Kang Haeng-gyŏng
Relations	Kang Kung-jin (father)
Korean name
Hangul	강감찬
Hanja	姜邯贊 or 姜邯瓚
Revised Romanization	Gang Gam(-)chan
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Kamch'an
Childhood name
Hangul	은천
Hanja	殷川
Revised Romanization	Euncheon
McCune–Reischauer	Ŭnch'on
Posthumous name
Hangul	인헌
Hanja	仁憲
Revised Romanization	Inheon
McCune–Reischauer	Inhŏn

Kang Kam-ch'an (Korean: 강감찬; Hanja: 姜邯贊; 22 December 948 – 9 September 1031^[a]) was a medieval Korean government official and military commander during the early days of Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392). Even though he was a career scholar and government official, he is best known for his military victories during the Third Goryeo-Khitan War. Kang came from the Jinju Kang clan.
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