Person1540 – 1597

Won Gyun

Joseon naval commander who succeeded Yi Sun-sin but was crushed at Chilcheollyang

Right Naval Commander of Gyeongsang when the Imjin War began, he fought in several battles alongside Yi Sun-sin, but the two were at odds. When Yi was removed by slander in 1597, he became Naval Commander of the Three Provinces; that year at Chilcheollyang the Joseon navy was nearly destroyed and he was killed.

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1
1592Battle of Busanpocommander
Yi Sun-sin attacked the Japanese base at Busan and destroyed some 100 ships at anchor. Jeong Un, commander of Nokdo, was killed.
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1597Battle of Chilcheollyangcommander
The Joseon fleet under Won Gyun was ambushed and almost wiped out at Chilcheollyang off Geoje; Won Gyun himself was killed.

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Yi Sun-sin1545 – 1598
Admiral of the Joseon navy, victorious at Okpo, Hansando and Myeongnyang

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Imjin War1592 – 1598
From the Japanese invasion to the Battle of Noryang — the righteous armies, Yi Sun-sin at sea, and Ming intervention