Korean History

Admiral Yi Sun-shin Yi Sun-shin is one of the greatest figures in Korean history. Admiral Yi Sun-shin 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 national hero in Korea.   At the age of 28, he entered for the military examination, and he fell down while riding. Immediately after falling down, he broke the willow branch that grew in the test site, tied his legs with the bark, and continued the test, but eventually failed to pass the test.   In the year he turned 32, he re-entered and passed the examination, and in December he began his public service as an army entry-level officer in the field that defended the border of Hamgyeong-do.   Yi Sun-shin, who worked for 3 years, objected when Seo-ik, his superior, tried to promote a person close to him. Because of it, he was relegated, but this made him known.   When an abnormality is detected in Japan,