Yi Sun-sin was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty.
Kaesong is a special city in the southern part of North Korea,and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close to the border with South Korea and contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace. Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Goryeo,the city prospered as a trade centre that produced Korean ginseng. Kaesong now functions as North Korea's light industry centre.
The Japanese invasions of Korea,commonly known as the Imjin War,involved two separate yet linked invasions:an initial invasion in 1592,a brief truce in 1596,and a second invasion in 1597. The conflict ended in 1598 with the withdrawal of Japanese forces from the Korean Peninsula after a military stalemate in Korea's southern provinces.
Righteous armies,sometimes called irregular armies or militias,were informal civilian militias that appeared several times in Korean history,when the national armies were in need of assistance.
Injo of Joseon,born Yi Jong,was the 16th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of King Seonjo and son of Prince Jeongwon. He was the king during the Later Jin invasion of Joseon,in which Later Jin withdrew the armies after their demands were met. However,in the subsequent Qing invasion,King Injo surrendered in 1636,agreeing to the subjugating terms outlined by the Qing.
Seonjo of Joseon was the 14th king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea from 1567 to 1608. He was known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign. However,he later gained infamy from political discord and incompetent leadership during the Japanese invasions of Korea.
The siege of Pyongyang was part of the Japanese invasions of Korea. Konishi Yukinaga,a Japanese daimyō,captured Pyongyang and garrisoned his force there in the winter of 1592.
Won Gyun was a Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty. He is best known for his campaigns against the Japanese during Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea. Won was a member of Wonju Won clan,which was well known for its members' military accomplishments. He was born in 1540 near Pyeongtaek and demonstrated his skill as warrior at a young age. He was qualified as a military officer and was first assigned to the northern border to defend against the Jurchens,who frequently raided Korean villages. Won led many successful campaigns with Yi Il and Yi Sun-sin against the Jurchens. After considerable accomplishments on the northern frontier,he was promoted to admiral in 1592 and sent to the southern coast of Gyeongsang Province to command the province's Western Fleet,along with Yi Sun-sin,who became admiral before Won and took command of Jeolla Province's Eastern Fleet. At the time,Won and Yi were cavalry leaders who had no experience with naval warfare.
Gwon Yul was a Korean Army General and the Commander-in-chief of the Joseon Dynasty,who successfully led the Korean forces against Japan during the Japanese invasions of Korea. He is best known for the Battle of Haengju where he defeated an attacking force of about 30,000 Japanese with 2,800 troops.
The Battle of Imjin River was a battle during the 1592 Japanese invasion of Korea. Gim Myeongweon's northern defense was defeated and the Japanese were able to cross over and invade northern Korea.
Samyeongdang (1544–1610),also known by his dharma name Yujeong,was a Korean Buddhist monk during the Joseon era. He is sometimes identified by his art name,Song-un. He was born to a family of the Im clan in Miryang,Gyeongsang Province. After the deaths of his mother in 1558 and his father in 1559,he became a monk at Jikjisa on Hwangaksan in Gimcheon.
The rebellion of Jeong Yeo-rip in 1589,known in Korean as the Gichuk oksa,was one of the bloodiest political purges in Korea's Joseon Dynasty. Its scale was greater than all four of the notorious literati purges combined. At that time Joseon politics was dominated by conflict between Eastern and Western factions. Neo-Confucian scholar and Easterner,Jeong Yeo-rip was accused of high treason,after which as many as 1,000 Easterners were killed or exiled.
Yi Sanhae was a Korean politician,scholar,writer and poet of the Joseon period who came from the Hansan Yi clan. He served as the Chief State Councilor of Joseon from 1590 to 1592 and 1600. Yi was a member of the political faction the Easterners and when this split into the Northerners and Southerners,Yi became leader of the Northerners faction.
Yun Du-su was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon dynasty. He was a politician,poet,writer,scholar,and part of the Yi Hwang school among Westerners faction. He served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of King Seonjo.
Mr. Sunshine is a 2018 South Korean television series written by Kim Eun-sook and directed by Lee Eung-bok,starring Lee Byung-hun,Kim Tae-ri,Yoo Yeon-seok,Byun Yo-han,and Kim Min-jung. The series is set in Hanseong in the early 1900s,and focuses on activists fighting for Korea's independence. The series aired every Saturday and Sunday on tvN starting from July 7,2018,and ended on September 30,2018. It premiered internationally on Netflix.
Na Dae-yong was a Korean naval officer who fought against the Japanese navy in Imjin war and was also known as a designer of the turtle ship.
The Battle of Bukgwan was a confrontation between Joseon and Japanese forces in Hamgyong province,Joseon from 20 September 1592 to 28 February 1593. During the battle,the "Righteous army" led by Jeong Mun-bu executed rebels and repelled the Japanese army.
Yi Jeong-am was a Korean military official of the mid-Joseon Period.
Deokheung Daewongun,known before as Prince Deokheung before becoming Daewongun,personal name Yi Cho was a royal family member of the Joseon dynasty and the first Daewongun in Korean. He was the second son of Jungjong of Joseon and Royal Noble Consort Chang of the Ansan An clan,also the biological father of Seonjo of Joseon.
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