Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 이순신; Hanja: 李舜臣; Korean pronunciation: [i.sʰun.ɕin]; April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598 [1]) was a Korean admiral and military general known for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin War in the Joseon period.

2025年3月1日 · Yi Sun-shin (born April 28, 1545, Seoul, Korea [now in South Korea]—died December 16, 1598, off Noryang) was a Korean admiral and national hero whose naval victories were instrumental in repelling Japanese invasions of Korea in the 1590s.

2022年6月17日 · Despite an inauspicious start to his career, Admiral Yi Sun-sin became one of the greatest military heroes in Korean history. (Uber Bilder / Alamy) Assigned as commander of the Left Jeolla Navy, based at Yeosu on the southern coast, Yi arrived in 1591 to find a small fleet of 24 pannokson and 15 hyeupson at anchor in the bay.

Though little-known in the West, Korean Admiral Yi Sun-Shin (1545–1598) is a major figure in Korean and Japanese history. His technological and strategic innovations sparked a revolution in Asian naval warfare and initiated both the “modern” naval force and style of combat.

2019年4月12日 · Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598) fought 23 battles against the Japanese invaders of Korea between 1592 and 1598, and won every one of them without losing a single ship. In 14 of these battles, moreover, not a single Japanese ship survived.

Yi Sun-shin is praised most highly among them as the national hero who protected the nation against Japan’s invasion as he won battles with Japan during the Imjin Waeran (Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592) and was widely known through sources such as many literary works as well as history records.

Yi Sun-sin is revered as a national hero in Korean history for his remarkable military leadership, innovative tactics, and unwavering dedication to protecting his country. Yi Sun-Sin was born on 28 April 1545, in Seoul, Korea into an aristocratic family that belonged to the ‘Deosku Yi’ clan, under the rule of the Joseon Dynasty.

Yi Sunsin (April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598), also commonly transliterated Yi Sun Shin and Yi Soon Shin, was a Korean naval leader noted for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598) during the Joseon Dynasty.

Admiral 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. Yi has since been celebrated as a...

One of the most detailed journals of any battle commander in history was written by the Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin. He stands as one of the largest figures in Korean and Japanese history. He was one of the greatest admirals in history who was undefeated, and repelled Japan’s invasion of Korea in the 16th century.