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.[1]
^Lee, Ki-baek (1984). A New History of Korea. Translated by Schultz, Edward J.; Wagner, Edward W. Cambridge, Mass. ; London: Harvard University Press, for the Harvard-Yenching institute. p. 204. ISBN 0-674-61575-1.
