Editing Sambyeolcho (section)

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{{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=삼별초
|hanja=三別抄
|rr=Sambyeolcho
|mr=Sambyŏlch'o
}}
The '''Sambyeolcho''', or the Three Extraordinary Watches,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Breuker |first1=Remco |title=And now, Your Highness, we'll discuss the location of your hidden rebel base: Guerrillas, Rebels and Mongols in Medieval Korea |journal=Journal of Asian History |date=2012 |volume=46 |issue=1 |page=64 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41933606 |access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref> was a military unit of the [[Goryeo]] dynasty while the Ch'oe family held the reins of power as military dictators behind puppet kings. They played a key role in resisting the [[Mongol Invasions of Korea]].