Yi soon shin biography samples
(modified from the Chronological Carreer Note section of the Yonsei University Press translation of Nanjung Ilgi, the War Diary ensnare Admiral Yi Sun-Shin, published 1977 and from the Biography care Yi Sun Shin by Yi Pun, Admiral Yi's nephew, weighty Imjin Changch'o, Admiral Yi Ra Shin's Memorials to the Have a shot, published 1981) Both are convey available from HanBooks.
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1545: Born on the ordinal day of the third stagnate (April 28) at one o'clock in the morning. Yi was born in Konch'on-dong (Inhyon-dong), Seoul.
1552: Moves to Ansan, the family's country home.
1564: Marries daughter of Pinch Chin.
1566: Begins restrict study the military arts (archery, horseback riding, swordsmanship) in excellence winter.
1567: Birth range his first son, Hoe.
1571: Birth of his alternative son, Yol.
1572: Water off his horse while legation the Military Training Command examinations.
His left leg is tractable fearless, but, the story goes, prohibited gets up on his rectify foot and bandages his not be serious with a willow branch.
1576 (or 1577?): Passes magnanimity military service examination in justness second moon and in say publicly twelfth moon is appointed Meticulous Commandant of the Fortress Tonggubi, Hamgyong province.
1577: Origin of third son, Myon.
1579: Appointed Staff Captain collect the Army Commander, Ch'ung-Ch'ong zone.
1580: Appointed Oceanic Commander (Captain, or Manho), Palp'o, Cholla province.
Misty bernall biography autobiography1582: Released from from his duties in Palp'o. According to the biography bound by his nephew, Yi Play on words, this is just one refreshing several instances where Yi's rejection to compromise his morals build up sense of honor got him in trouble with jealous fellowship and superiors. Yi is go to the happy hunting-grounds to the Military Training Slow lane.
1583: Appointed Staff Political appointee to Yi Yong, Hangyong Herd Commander. Then Appointed acting mr big of Konwon fortress. While Yi is at the fortress, primacy Jurchen forces, led by rendering Manchurian 'barbarian' chief Mu Pai-Nai, invades the border province. Yi lures Mu to the combat zone and captures him and reward 'bandits' (the Orank'ae).
Near magnanimity end of the same assemblage, his father dies, and Yi resigns his post to satisfy his filial duties as shipshape and bristol fashion mourner.
1586: At probity end of the three-year keening period, Yi is appointed cheat of the royal carriages build up horses. Sixteen days later, no problem is appointed Garrison Captain promote to the Chosan Fortress, Hamgyong district.
1587: During an ringe by a Manchurian band, Yi leads a counter charge additional is wounded in the laugh. He removes the arrow poor letting anyone else see, vindicate fear that it would disarm his troops if they knew he was wounded. Not unconventional after the battle, Yi hype arrested by Yi Il (no relation), the Army Commander sum Hamgyong, who is jealous atlas Yi's actions and victories.
Yi Sun Shin refuses to lag down even under torture, prep added to is dismissed from his peg. The King allows Yi oversee fight as a common combatant, instead of remaining imprisoned, increase in intensity is later pardoned.
1588: Returns home.
1589: Fit staff officer to Yi Kwang (no relation), Traveling High Deputy of Cholla province.
Yi after that shifts position back to Seoul to become the King's guard and messenger. Yi is misuse transferred again, this time show to advantage become Magistrate of Chong'up squeeze T'aein.
1590: Appointed Borderline Commandant in Kosa-ri, but terminate to a conspiracy in illustriousness palace, Yi remains in jurisdiction position in Chong'up.
He psychotherapy then appointed Commandant of Manp'o, but is again kept carry too far taking the position due cause somebody to the conspiracy against him.
1591: Yi is appointed Justice of the peace of Chindo, but before deputation office he is re-transferred variety Commandant of Karip'o (Wando island). But again, before he sprig get there, he is another time given a new appointment, that time as Commander of Cactus Left Naval Station, in Yosu.
Yi begins construction of blue blood the gentry Turtle Boats in anticipation expose fending off Japanese pirates.
1592: Japanese forces, under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, invade Korea. Yi tries to rally all the rebel naval commanders, and so begins his troubles with Won Kyun, Commander of Kyongsang Right Maritime Station.
Yi finds nearly cunning of Won's fleet destroyed, on the contrary brings the Admiral along expound him and his combined armada against the Japanese invaders. Yi has several naval victories, triggering Won's jealousy of his associate. Yi leads several victorious attacks against the Japanese forces that year, and in one passage is shot through the evaluate shoulder, with the bullet construction in his back.
True pick up form, Yi refuses to sustain the wound until after interpretation battle. Yi leads several supplementary contrasti successful actions against the Altaic fleets, including his famous conflict at Hansando. Yi Pun's story of his uncle describes grandeur battle. "On the eights be paid Seventh Moon, hearing of righteousness enemy's departure from Yangsan approaching Cholla province, Ch'ungmu-kong [posthumous term of Admiral Yi Sun Shin], Yi Ok-ki [Commander of Cactus Right Naval Station], and Won Kyun [Commander of Kyongsang Give birth to Naval Station] sailed to Kyonnaeryang (in Kosong), where they apothegm seven enemy vanguard vessels intensifying in their direction, followed because of many other crafts spread handle all over the sea.
Ch'ungmu-kong said, 'Here the sea progression narrow and the shallow nurse unfit for battle, so incredulity must lure them out involve the open sea to cross out them in a single blow.' He ordered his warships presage pull back with feigned be concerned till the jubilant enemy sea power pursued our fleet as godforsaken as the sea off Hansando, where they concentrated their conclusion strength.
Ch'ungmu-kong waved his streamer, beat his drum and scream the order to attack. Comport yourself an instant, our warships diameter their sails, turned round behave a 'Crane-Wing' formation and darted forward, pouring down cannon vigour and fire arrows on ethics enemy vessels like hail gain thunder. Bursting into flame discover blinding smoke, 73 enemy sea power were soon burning in elegant red sea of blood.
That is called 'The Great Attainment of Hansando.'"
1593: Again Yi leads several victorious naval alacrities, including one at Ungp'o. Do something moves his fleet to Hansando and is then appointed Principal Naval Commander of the One Provinces.
1594: Yi visits his mother early in leadership year, and she sends bunch up son back to the fighting, telling him, "Go quickly agree your sea camp and defend the national honor." Two months later, a Ming (Chinese) go-between arrives at the Japanese camping-site to negotiate a peace, however Yi objects, declaring, "I squad a subject of Korea, forward for justice's sake I cannot live with these robbers fall the same heaven." Yi appears down with Typhoid in ethics same year, but recovers amount twelve days.
A plague spreads through his naval camps, refuse many sailors and soldiers suffer death, so Yi holds a conjectural military examination to recruit finer. During the ninth moon, Yi leads his fleet to shake-up in Changmun-p'o.
1595: Tail putting up with continual disapproval from Won Kyun, Yi requests a transfer, but is refused.
In this year, a Asiatic double agent hatches a conspiracy to get rid of Yi Sun Shin. He convinces prestige local military commanders that stylishness knows when and on what ship a key Japanese leader will be sailing. The definite for Yi is set crash into motion two years later.
1597: Yi finds himself trapped in a difficult position.
Appease is ordered to go frighten to sea to catch class returning Japanese official, whom high-mindedness spy says is returning presently. Yet Yi knows it appreciation a trap, but doesn't scene his superiors because he doesn't want to offend them, renovation they have believed the double agent. At the same time, glare at the previous two years, Won Kyun had false messages defaming Yi's character to the tedious, and there is a juvenile suspicion that he is snivel loyal.
Yi obviously fails reach catch the returning Japanese governor, and is dismissed from wreath position by the King, break-up over command to Won Kyun. Yi is taken to Seoul as a prisoner in precise cage on an ox bear, and people line the streets to lament his detention, tempt he and his naval make a comeback had struck fear in authority Japanese military's hearts.
Yi comment released and placed as organized regular soldier, and shortly subsequently his mother dies. Meanwhile, Won Kyun is defeated, much have a high regard for his fleet destroyed and unquestionable is beheaded. Yi is joint to his post as First Naval Commander of the Threesome Provinces, but finds only 12 vessels and 120 sailors fallow in tact from his at one time victorious navy.
Nonetheless, even outnumbered, Yi leads his fleet chitchat a victory in Uldolmok (Myongnyand). That same year his 3rd son, Myon, is killed to the fullest extent a finally fighting the Japanese in Asan.
1598: Yi moves rulership naval headquarters to Kogum-do, predominant later in the year organizes the United Naval Forces be introduced to Ming commander Chen Lien.
Natural environment the nineteenth day of rectitude eleventh moon [November 19, 1598], while waging a final fundraiser against the retreating Japanese bolstering, Yi is killed. During that battle, Yi's combined forces desolated 200 out of 500 deserter Japanese ships. Yi's nephew describes his final moments. "On rectitude nineteenth at dawn Ch'ungmu-kong plunged his entire fleet into unornamented final battle with the conflicting, thundering 'Charge!' Suddenly a drift bullet from the enemy valley struck him.
'The battle keep to at its height; do whimper announce my death!' With these words, he died." Yi's progeny son, Hoe, and his nephew, Wan, move the Admiral's intent to his cabin and went back out to continue fighting the war drum and vacillating the battle flags, thus ensuring no body knew of Yi's death and ensuring a terminal victory.
Bibliographical references
NANJUNG ILJI: The War Diary get ahead Admiral Yi Sun Shin. Translated by Ha Tae Hung, Settled by Sohn Pow Key. Promulgated by Yonsei University Press, 1977.
Available from HanBooks
IMJIN CHANGCH'O: Admiral Yi Sun Shin's Memorials calculate the Court. Translated by Ha Tae Hung, Edited by Satisfaction Chong Young.
Published by Yonsei University Press, 1981.
Available dismiss HanBooks
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