Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

Yi Sun-sin's Joseon fleet defeated Japanese warships near Hansan Island during the Imjin War.

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

A major concluding naval battle of the Japanese invasions of Korea in which Yi Sun-sin died.

Joseon admiral and naval commander who led the Korean victory at the Battle of Myeongnyang.

Country on the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.

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.