Bae Heung-rip (; November 7, 1546 – October 17, 1608) was a Korean military official of the mid-Joseon Period. He was a general under Admiral

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during the

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Bae Heung-rip was born on November 7, 1546. He passed the military examination (무과; 武科) in 1572 and became a Herald (선전관; 宣傳官).Bae Heung-rip
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Later, he has served as a prefect of Gyeolseong and Heungyang.Bae Heung-rip
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, battleships were built by him following

's orders to prepare for the war. When the Japanese Invasion of Korea broke out in 1592, he was appointed as the Assistant Defense Commandant (조방장; 助防將) and also served as a Defense Commander (방어사; 防禦使). Serving as the Front Commandant (전부장; 前部將) in the Admiral Yi’s first campaign and Won Gyun's Rear Commandant (후부장; 後部將) in the Battle of Sacheon, he was promoted to Tongjeong (통정; 通政; Thoroughly Administrative), third senior rank. In 1596, He was appointed to the magistrate of

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, but he was dismissed for being criticized for wasting grains with a large number of shameless warriors. In 1597, he was deprived of his position as a Naval Commander of Left Gyeongsang Province (경상좌수사; 慶尙左水使). Later, he was appointed as the

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’s Assistant Defense Commandant. In 1597, when the Japanese second invasion broke out, he participated in the

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under the command of Won Gyun, the Naval Generalissimo of the Three Provinces (삼도수군통제사; 三道水軍統制使). When Yi Eok-gi and Choe Ho were killed in action, Won Gyun and

also fled in the

, he rushed to the enemy camp with only one ship he was riding. He rescued the remaining ships and fought to the end to delay the enemy's advance. When

returned to his position after Won Gyun's defeat, he participated in the Battle of Myeongnyang and Noryang and was promoted to the second junior rank. In 1600, he served as a Naval Commander of Right Gyeongsang Province. and as a Naval Commander of Left Jeolla Province. In 1604, he served as a Naval Commander of Chungcheong Province and the Second Minister of Public Works (공조참판; 工曹參判). In 1607, he became a magistrate of Yeongheung, but he resigned the following year due to illness and returned to Hanyang. He died of illness at his home in Hanyang on October 17, 1608.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bae, Heung-rip 1546 births 1608 deaths Korean admirals Korean generals Military history of Korea 16th-century Korean people People of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

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