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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Yi Sun-sin

1545 - 1598

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Yi Sun-sin (Korean: 이순신; Korean pronunciation: [i.sʰun.ɕin]; April 28, 1545 – December 16, 1598) was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon period. The exact number of naval engagements conducted by Admiral Yi against the Japanese is a subject of historical debate. However, he is widely believed to have seen combat in at least 23 victorious naval engagements during the war. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yi Sun-sin has received more than 2,537,446 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Yi Sun-sin is the 118th most popular military personnel (up from 156th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 16th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Military Personnel.

Yi Sun-sin is most famous for his victory at the Battle of Myeongnyang, where he destroyed the Japanese fleet of over 200 ships with only 13 Korean ships.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yi Sun-sin ranks 118 out of 1,468. Before him are Abu Muslim, Cimon, Semyon Timoshenko, Erich von Falkenhayn, Narses, and Theodor Eicke. After him are Stilicho, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Ludwig Beck, Nero Claudius Drusus, George S. Patton, and Michael Wittmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1545, Yi Sun-sin ranks 2. Before him is Elisabeth of Valois. After him are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Túpac Amaru, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, Azai Nagamasa, Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Anna of Sweden, Guidobaldo del Monte, and Luzzasco Luzzaschi. Among people deceased in 1598, Yi Sun-sin ranks 4. Before him are Philip II of Spain, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Feodor I of Russia. After him are Abraham Ortelius, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, John George, Elector of Brandenburg, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Abdullah Khan II, Theodor de Bry, Paolo Boi, and Henri Estienne.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Yi Sun-sin ranks 15 out of 944. Before him are Ban Ki-moon (1944), Sukjong of Joseon (1661), Gojong of Korea (1852), Park Geun-hye (1952), Empress Gi (1315), and Sejo of Joseon (1417). After him are Roh Tae-woo (1932), Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Roh Moo-hyun (1946), and Seonjo of Joseon (1552).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In South Korea

Among military personnels born in South Korea, Yi Sun-sin ranks 1. After him are Choe Yeong (1316) and Won Gyun (1540).

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