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Jeong Ji

Naval commander who routed a pirate fleet off Gwaneumpo, Namhae, in 1383

He argued that the Japanese pirates had to be met at sea with a trained navy. In 1383, as naval commander, he used cannon to rout the pirate fleet at Gwaneumpo off Namhae (the Battle of Gwaneumpo), counted with the Battle of Jinpo among the great victories of the Goryeo navy.

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    1383Battle of Gwaneumpocommander

    A Goryeo fleet of 47 ships under Jeong Ji, armed with cannon, defeated 120 pirate ships off Gwaneumpo in Namhae.