Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 이순신; Hanja: 李舜臣; Korean pronunciation: [i.sʰun.ɕin]; April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598) was a Korean admiral and military general...
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Yi Sun-sin trilogy is a South Korean period war action film series directed by Kim Han-min based on three major naval battles led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin...
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Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyers (Korean: 충무공 이순신급 구축함, Hanja: 忠武公李舜臣級驅逐艦) are multipurpose destroyers of the Republic of Korea Navy. The lead ship...
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Admiral Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 불멸의 이순신; RR: Bulmyeolui I Sun-sin; lit. "The Immortal Yi Sun-sin") is a South Korean television series based on the life of Yi Sun-sin...
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immediately reinstated Yi Sun-sin. Yi Sun-sin quickly returned to Yeosu, where he found the majority of his navy destroyed. Yi re-organized the navy,...
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Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 이순신; Hanja: 李純信; January 30, 1554 – September 11, 1611) was a Korean military official of the mid-Joseon period. He was a general under...
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The statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 충무공 이순신 동상) is located at the street Sejongno, Gwanghwamun Plaza, Seoul, South Korea. It is dedicated to the...
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Supreme Naval Commander Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi became his most trusted commander and companion during the Seven Year War. Yi Eok-gi was eventually killed...
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Yi Sun-sin or Lee Soon-shin may also refer to: Yi Sun-sin (1545–1598), also known as Chungmugong, a Korean commander ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975)...
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Nanjung ilgi (redirect from War Diary of Yi Sun-sin)
Nanjung ilgi (Korean: 난중일기) or the War Diary of Yi Sun-sin is the personal diary of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, a Korean admiral famed for his victories against...
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Yi Sun-sin Bridge (Korean: 이순신대교; Hanja: 李舜臣大橋) is a suspension bridge in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The bridge is one part of The Approach...
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Battle of Noryang (category Yi Sun-sin)
allied force of about 150 Joseon and Ming Chinese ships, led by admirals Yi Sun-sin and Chen Lin, attacked and either destroyed or captured more than half...
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Yi Sun-sin (DDH-975) is a Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after the Joseon Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin...
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Noryang: Deadly Sea (category Cultural depictions of Yi Sun-sin)
final installment in the Yi Sun-sin trilogy. It stars an ensemble cast led by Kim Yoon-seok as the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin. The film depicts the...
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Turtle ship (category Yi Sun-sin)
Hideyoshi's attempts to conquer Korea from 1592 to 1598. Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who won all battles against the Japanese Navy, is credited with designing...
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Yukjo-geori or Street of Six Ministries; and features statues of Admiral Yi Sun-sin of Joseon Dynasty and King Sejong the Great of Joseon. The area of Gwanghwamun...
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Won Gyun (section Plot to remove Yi Sun-sin)
frequently raided Korean villages. Won led many successful campaigns with Yi Il and Yi Sun-sin against the Jurchens. After considerable accomplishments on the northern...
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Yi Sun-sin Park (Korean: 이순신공원) is a public park in Ungcheon-dong, Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is named for the famed Korean admiral...
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Battle of Myeongnyang (category Yi Sun-sin)
on October 26, 1597, the Korean Joseon Kingdom's navy, led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, fought the Japanese navy in the Myeongnyang Strait, near Jindo Island...
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Order of Admiral Ri Sun-sin (Korean: 리순신장군훈장) is an award named for famous Korean naval leader Yi Sun-sin. It was given to Korean People's Navy personnel...
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The Admiral: Roaring Currents (category Cultural depictions of Yi Sun-sin)
stars an ensemble cast led by Choi Min-sik as the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin. The film was released theatrically in South Korea on July 30, 2014. The...
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Yi Sun-sin Stadium (Korean: 이순신종합운동장) is a multi-purpose stadium in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It has a seating capacity for 17,376...
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ROKS Yi Sun-sin (SS-068) is the seventh boat of the Jang Bogo-class submarine of the Republic of Korea Navy. She is one of Jang Bogo-class submarines to...
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Yi Sun-sin Marina (Korean: 이순신마리나) is a marina in Ungcheon-dong, Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is named for the famed Korean admiral Yi...
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missiles and SPY-based radars that would slot in between the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer (KDX-II) and Sejong the Great-class destroyer (KDX-III)...
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Battle of Okpo (category Yi Sun-sin)
invasions of Korea (1592–98), also known as the Imjin War. Korean commanders Yi Sun-sin and Won Gyun's fleet destroyed a group of anchored Japanese transport...
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Korean sword (section Yi Sun-sin's Double Sword)
Hyeonchungsa Shrine. The reason why the swords were created was when Yi Sun-sin captured Japanese swordsmiths during the Imjin War and had them make two...
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protagonists in television dramas, including general Yi Sun-sin in Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin (2004), King Seongjong in The King and I (2007), and Gwanggaeto...
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Hansan: Rising Dragon (category Cultural depictions of Yi Sun-sin)
second installment in the Yi Sun-sin trilogy. It stars an ensemble cast led by Park Hae-il as the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin. The film depicts the...
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War) in the 16th century, the Korean naval force commanded by Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who later became the head of the navy, cut off the invaders' naval lifeline...
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