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== Family & early life == | == Family & early life == | ||
Yi Sunshin was born on April 28, 1545 in the ''Geoncheon-dong'' area of [[Seoul]]. Yi was the third of the four sons begot by Yi Jeong and Chogyae Byeonssi (Korean women keep their last name upon marriage | Yi Sunshin was born on April 28, 1545 in the ''Geoncheon-dong'' area of [[Seoul]]. Yi was the third of the four sons begot by Yi Jeong (<span style="font-family: Batang, Serif">이정</span>:李貞) and Chogyae Byeonssi (<span style="font-family: Batang, Serif">초계변씨</span>:草溪卞氏)<ref name="note">'''Note:''' Korean women keep their last name upon marriage</ref>. Despite their aristocratic ''yangban'' lineage, the family lived a modest life, since Yi's father opted to avoid the promising path of a [[Joseon Dynasty]] [[national civil service|scholar official]]. The reason for this withdrawal of ambitions was Jeong's bitter memory of a violent political purge 20 years before, in which many government officials were killed, and many others, including Sunshin's grandfather Yi Baek-rok (<span style="font-family: Batang, Serif">이백록</span>:李百祿), were demoted to the lower ranks.<ref name="baekrok">[http://www.yisunshinusa.com/images/pdf/article_jomyung_2.pdf 선비가문, 지혜에 담력 갖춘 지장: 이순신과 임진왜란의 재조명] by Yi Naewon, ''Washington Hangook Ilbo'', 2003-04-29, date accessed: 2008-07-27</ref><ref name="gimyo">[http://enc.daum.net/dic100/contents.do?query1=b03g0904a 기묘사화 (己卯士禍)], Korea ''Britannica Encyclopedia'', Daum.net, date accessed: 2008-07-27</ref> | ||
A survey conducted by | According to Yi Sunshin's nephew, Yi Boon (<span style="font-family: Batang, Serif">이분</span>:李芬), Yi Baek-rok appeared to Chogyae Byeonssi during her pregnancy and | ||
A survey conducted by Sooncheonhyang University in 2005 indicated that Koreans generally regard Yi Sunshin to be the greatest figure in Korean history.<ref name="greatest">[http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200504/200504150030.html Citizens Name Admiral Yi 'Greatest Korean'], ''Chosun Ilbo'', 2005-04-15, date-accessed: 2008-07-24</ref> | |||
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Yi Sunshin (이순신:李舜臣, April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598) was a Korean admiral renowned for his naval victories against the invading Japanese during the Korean War of 1592-1598.
Family & early life
Yi Sunshin was born on April 28, 1545 in the Geoncheon-dong area of Seoul. Yi was the third of the four sons begot by Yi Jeong (이정:李貞) and Chogyae Byeonssi (초계변씨:草溪卞氏)[1]. Despite their aristocratic yangban lineage, the family lived a modest life, since Yi's father opted to avoid the promising path of a Joseon Dynasty scholar official. The reason for this withdrawal of ambitions was Jeong's bitter memory of a violent political purge 20 years before, in which many government officials were killed, and many others, including Sunshin's grandfather Yi Baek-rok (이백록:李百祿), were demoted to the lower ranks.[2][3]
According to Yi Sunshin's nephew, Yi Boon (이분:李芬), Yi Baek-rok appeared to Chogyae Byeonssi during her pregnancy and
A survey conducted by Sooncheonhyang University in 2005 indicated that Koreans generally regard Yi Sunshin to be the greatest figure in Korean history.[4]
notes
- ↑ Note: Korean women keep their last name upon marriage
- ↑ 선비가문, 지혜에 담력 갖춘 지장: 이순신과 임진왜란의 재조명 by Yi Naewon, Washington Hangook Ilbo, 2003-04-29, date accessed: 2008-07-27
- ↑ 기묘사화 (己卯士禍), Korea Britannica Encyclopedia, Daum.net, date accessed: 2008-07-27
- ↑ Citizens Name Admiral Yi 'Greatest Korean', Chosun Ilbo, 2005-04-15, date-accessed: 2008-07-24