Admiral Yi
Sun Shin was born on the
28th, April in 1545 at Geoncheondong,
Seoul.
After
his father's quitting from government
officials, the family moved
to Asan county, Chungcheongdo
province.
At
first, he chose liberal arts.
But he had to choose the military
course, because of the systems
of social class.
He
passed the entrance examination
of the military course at the
age of 32 and was appointed
as a lower officer of Hamgyeong-do
province to begin his military
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He
was appointed as the naval commander
of the left part of Cheollado
in 1591 when he was 47 years
old. He prepared to build the
turtle ship and trained soldiers.
As
soon as Imjinwaeran broke out
in 1592, he participated
in many battles and gained sucessive
victories.
As
a result, he was appointed as
the chief commander of three
southern provinces(Chungcheong,
Kyeongsang and Cheolla) and
the government also charged
him with the position of the
Cheolla left naval base commander
at the same time.
Admiral
Yi carried out many battles:
for example, the battle of Okpo,
Happo, Jeockjinpo, Sacheon,
Dangpo, Youlpo, Hansando, Angolpo,
Dadaepo, Pusanpo, Myeongryang
and Noryang etc.
He
died regrettably by the bullet
of Japanese soldiers at the
battle of Noryang, on November
19, 1598.
After
his death, government bestowed
him with the posthumous title
of the Prime Minister.
Distinguished
achievements of Admiral Yi Sun
Shin
1. Built the turtle ships
in the 16th century and defeated
the huge fleet of Japan.
2.
Wrote the diary in camp for
6 years and 9 months.
3.
Practiced filial duty to his
mother even during the war.
4.
Wrote many brilliant works of
poetry in chiness-letters.
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