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.

Korean dynasty characterized by Neo-Confucian governance and lasting cultural and social institutions.

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.

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.