Yi Sun-sin

A series of Japanese invasions of the Joseon kingdom of Korea from 1592 to 1598, involving Japanese, Korean, and Ming Chinese forces.

A naval battle in which the Joseon fleet under Admiral Yi Sun-sin defeated a much larger Japanese force in the Myeongnyang Strait.

Chinese general and admiral

Country on the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.

Korean dynastic kingdom, 1392–1910.

A narrow sea passage off the southwestern Korean Peninsula, where Yi Sun-sin used the currents and restricted waters to engage the larger Japanese fleet.