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Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 이순신; Hanja: 李舜臣; Korean pronunciation: [i.sʰun.ɕin]; April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598 [1]) was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon period.
Yi Sun-sin was born on January 30, 1554, in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. In September 1577, he passed the military examination ( 무과 ; 武科 ), winning the first place in archery. [ 1 ] After serving as a Herald ( 선전관 ; 宣傳官 ), he was appointed the magistrate of Gangjin in 1582. [ 2 ]
Yi Sun-sin or Lee Soon-shin may also refer to: Yi Sun-sin (1545–1598), also known as Chungmugong, a Korean commander ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975), a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer; Yi Sun-sin (born 1554) (1554–1611), also known as Muuigong, a Korean commander ROKS Yi Sun-sin (SS-068), a Chang Bogo-class submarine
Pages in category "Yi Sun-sin" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 불멸의 이순신; RR: Bulmyeolui I Sun-sin; lit."The Immortal Yi Sun-sin") is a South Korean television series based on the life of Yi Sun-sin, a Korean admiral famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon period.
The original Nanjung ilgi consists of 205 folio pages divided into 7 volumes. [2] Entries detail the admiral's daily life in a military camp, his strategies, his naval campaigns, the names and dispositions of various military officers and civil officials with whom Admiral Yi interacted, geographic and atmospheric details, and his personal observations and commentary on the events and ...
Yi Yeon 이연 李棩 1659–1674 Gyungjik (C) 경직 景直 (C) Hyeonjong: 현종 顯宗 (T) 19 Yi Sun 이순 李焞 1674–1720 Myungbo (C) 명보 明普 (C) Sukjong: 숙종 肅宗 (T) 20 Yi Yun 이윤 李昀 1720–1724 Hwiseo (C) 휘서 輝瑞 (C) Gyeongjong: 경종 景宗 (T) 21 Yi Geum 이금 李昑 1724–1776 Gwangsuk (C) Yangseongheon (Ps)
The Joseon naval campaigns of 1592 were naval campaigns conducted by Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin during Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598) against the Japanese forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. These campaigns made Yi a legendary figure in Korean history on par with, if not surpassing, the great general Eulji Mundeok.